Senate passes Social Security bill to repeal WEP and GPO
The repeal, a decades-long priority for public employee advocates, heads to the president for his signature after a late night Senate voteThe Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act to deliver higher Social Security benefits to millions of public sector retirees.
The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for a signature after the Senate cleared the legislation just after midnight on Saturday by a vote of 70-26.