WEP Reform Receives Major Setback in Committee Hearing, Fight for Equal Treatment Continues
The Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act (H.R. 711) received a major setback in its hearing under the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee today. The bill, which seeks to reform the harmful Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), was scheduled to receive a vote, but was postponed indefinitely due to push back from various public worker […]
Changes Expected as WEP Repeal Progresses
As you may have read last week, the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) has been visiting Washington D.C. throughout the summer to work for the passage of HR 711, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act. Texas Congressman Kevin Brady (R – The Woodlands) introduced the bill to Congress in an effort to provide financial […]
Ways and Means Committee To Vote On WEP Reform Bill
The U.S. House of Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to vote on H.R. 711, a bill that proposes to replace the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) formula. The hearing will take place Wednesday at 1P.M. CT. The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) will be bringing you details as they arrive. This marks the first time […]
TRTA Continues to Push for WEP Reform
The Texas Retired Teachers Association made another push for reform on the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), as Executive Director Tim Lee, Legislative Coordinator Bill Barnes and Pensions Consultant Ronnie Jung visited Washington, D.C. The WEP is an unfair social security provision that hurts the financial income of retirees in Texas and 12 other states. Retirees […]
Bill to Replace Windfall Elimination Provision Reaches 100 Cosponsors
Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) have been contacting their congressmen and sharing information about HR 711, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act, with their friends and family living in Texas and other states since the bill was introduced by Congressman Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands). TRTA is pleased to report that the […]
Houston WEP Rally and TRS-Care Hearing This Week
Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands) is hosting a media event tomorrow to promote the progress on The Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act (HR 711). HR 711 is a bill that proposes to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) with a newer, fairer formula. The WEP rally will take place Tuesday, March 29 at 10:00 […]
New TRTATV Episode: HR 711 Update and TRS-Care Meeting Upcoming
The Texas Retired Teachers Association’s (TRTA) lobbying efforts are being felt at both a state and national level. On Tuesday, Tim Lee, TRTA’s Executive Director, and Ronnie Jung, TRTA’s Pensions Consultant, attended the U.S. House of Ways and Means Committee hearing on The Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act (HR 711). HR 711 proposes to […]
Ways and Means Committee Members Discuss Future of WEP
The U.S. House of Ways and Means Committee discussed propositions to alter a Social Security provision known as the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) today. The WEP is an unfair formula that was enacted 1983. It prevents public workers such as educators, firefighters and police officers who pay into state pension plans from receiving their entire […]
Help Us Repeal the WEP by Visiting This Web Page
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) has been a thorn in retired educators’ sides for far too long. First implemented in 1983, the WEP prevents retired educators, as well as policemen and firefighters, from receiving the Social Security benefits they earned. We have developed a web page specifically dedicated to repealing the WEP. On the page, […]
This Week at TRTA!
Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) leaders and staff are busy this week as we host the District Presidents Leadership Training Conference (DPLTC). The three day event will be held at the Airport Hilton Hotel in Austin July 7-9. All of TRTA’s twenty district presidents will be in town to receive training from the officers of […]