Legislation granting full Social Security benefits to nearly 3 million retirees will soon get become law, advocates say.

In the last months of 2024, Congress passed a bill that will increase Social Security checks for some workers, especially those in public sector jobs and government employees.

The Social Security Fairness Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Cuellar, aims to restore full benefits to public servants by repealing ...

President Joe Biden may soon sign into law the Social Security Fairness Act, a bill that would eliminate restrictions on Social Security benefits paid to millions of American workers.

The bill, awaiting Biden's signature, repeals the WEP and GPO provisions affecting public workers and provides retroactive 2024 benefits.

The Social Security Fairness Act would repeal limitations on receiving Social Security benefits for around 3 million people. Under current rules, two provisions reduce some public servants ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, one of the most bipartisan bills in Congress this session, aims to repeal WEP and GPO. Social Security is projected to run out of funds in 2035 unless there is a ...

The Social Security Fairness Act has 62 bipartisan Senate sponsors, more than the 60 votes needed to be filibuster-proof and pass the legislation so people want to know what’s the hold up?

The Social Security Fairness Act would eliminate these provisions. While the bill passed with bipartisan support in the House, it has not yet been taken up in the Senate. Government pensions are ...

Millions of first responders and other public employees would soon see a boost in their monthly payments after Congress repealed decades-old reductions ...

In fact, these provisions are a legitimate — if imperfect — effort to solve an equity issue that arises because 25% to 30% of state and local workers are not covered by Social Security.

Senate Majority Chuck Schumer last week started the process for a final vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate two federal policies that keep a portion of Americans from ...