{"id":68858,"date":"2024-11-12T10:17:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trta.org\/?p=68858"},"modified":"2024-11-12T10:17:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:17:34","slug":"vote-on-hr-82-to-eliminate-wep-and-gpo-expected-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/vote-on-hr-82-to-eliminate-wep-and-gpo-expected-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote On HR 82 to Eliminate WEP and GPO Expected Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

As members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may have read in yesterday\u2019s L\u00ednea interior<\/em><\/a> or learned by watching Executive Director Tim Lee\u2019s live event<\/a>, a historic vote on repealing the harmful Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) is expected to occur tonight, November 12.<\/p>\n

HR82 (Proyecto de ley 82)<\/a>, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 by Rep. Garret Graves<\/a> (R, LA) and Abigail Spanberger<\/a> (D, VA), has 330 cosponsors, more than enough of the 218 signatures needed for a discharge petition\u00a0to force a vote on the bill. A live webcast of the House debate this evening will be available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite an effort on election night to derail the bill<\/a>, HR 82 is expected to be voted upon tonight<\/a> by the U.S. House of Representatives. As Tim Lee shared during his live event yesterday, this vote is especially significant, as no vote to repeal or reform the WEP and GPO has been taken since the provisions were passed more than 40 years ago.<\/p>\n

The House is also expected to vote on HR 5342<\/a>, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023, by Rep. Jodey Arrington<\/a> (R, TX). If passed, HR 5342 would reform the WEP.<\/p>\n

If either bill passes the House, the next step would be for the U.S. Senate to consider the bill(s) before the end of the lame duck session this December. The Senate version of HR 82, S 597<\/a>, by Sherrod Brown<\/a> (D, OH), has 62 cosponsors.<\/p>\n