WEP/GPO are REPEALED! What’s next? (2/10/2025)

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is currently working to implement the newly passed law to restore your benefits. Recalculating your Social Security and adding last year’s benefits can be a complex task, so it will take some time, possibly months or even more. Make sure the SSA has all your information they need.  It is…

Update: C-SPAN Link to WEP/GPO Repeal Signing by President Biden Today

We have an update to the HR 82 signing event to repeal the WEP and GPO. The Whitehouse website does not have anything on the schedule. You can view the signing ceremony on C-SPAN’s website, today, Sunday Jan. 5 at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PST Here’s the link: https://www.c-span.org/event/white-house-event/president-biden-signs-social-security-fairness-act/429937

Signing WEP/GPO Repeal is CHANGED TO SUNDAY, JAN. 5 at 4:00 EST

The White House has changed the Social Security Fairness Act bill signing date, because President Biden will be travelling to New Orleans on Monday. Live events at the White House are streamed at https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/. We hope the signing will be live-streamed, so check the site before 4:00 PM EST, but give it a minute, as…

The Social Security Fairness Act Passed the Senate!

Now What? President Biden is scheduled to sign Social Security Fairness into law Monday morning, January 6th, at 10:00 AM. He will be accompanied by many of those who have worked for years to right the wrongs of the GPO and WEP.  We will have a link to the video when it is published. How…

Finally!  Justice! The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 82:  76 votes to 20

Last night:  12/20/24  Read the voting details here, and checkout this CBS News article. We will finally have Social Security Fairness! It will be a long awaited reward to finally watch President Biden sign Fairness into law. Our Social Security Fairness team will finally be relieved of the campaign we started in 2009. Since then,…

Thursday’s Progress–Please keep calling!

We are still alive, but there is still work to do. This evening, the Senate approved a motion to proceed—a necessary step to allow the Senate to vote on H.R. 82.  The vote was 73/23. We have the support we need! What’s Next: The Situation: The process remains fluid, and anything could happen. What You Can…

Pass the Social Security Fairness Act with no amendments!

Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Crapo have introduced amendments that pose a serious threat to the progress and freedoms we’ve worked so hard to secure. These amendments must be immediately pulled before they can do any more damage. The time for complacency is OVER. We need a united and forceful response to make sure these…

Wed. Dec.18 at 2:00PM, the Senate Will have a Cloture Vote on H.R. 82.

(Cloture is the procedural step of ending debate and stopping amendments on a proposal.) We are hoping for a final vote for repeal soon after that. Keep their phones ringing! Senate Switchboard: (202) 224-3132. Or call the Senators on our non-signers list from our last 2 Alerts that can be found at the bottom of…

Urgent:  Tell your Senator, “A Vote Against H.R.82 is a Vote Against Families!”

We are still waiting for a vote! The WEP and GPO handicap public employees: Police and firefighters who do extra jobs on days off to supplement their family income, are penalized when they retire. Moms who become teachers later in life often do not qualify for their own Social Security and then usually lose ALL…

Senate Vote for Repeal on H.R. 82 as Early as Monday Evening!  Contact Your Senators!  This is it!

If your Senators are already co-signers, remind them. Flood their offices! Send them an email, call their offices, respond on their website: Co-signers: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/597/cosponsors Tell them thank you and that we are counting on their vote for repealing the outdated, unfair WEP and GPO! Here is a link to Senators’ offices: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/597/cosponsors If one or…

We Want a Senate Vote Now and We Are Still Asking for More Co-sponsors

We need to support the public servants across this country who make America Great! Rally in DC on Wed. Dec.11: The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has organized a rally at 11:30 AM EST, Upper Senate Park, 260 New Jersey Ave, NW with key stakeholders and presidents from numerous influential organizations. 1. We need to…

CorrectionDecember 11th D.C. Repeal Rally and Wyden correctionCorrection

If you have any members in the D.C  area who can go in for the day – please ask them to save Wednesday, December 11th. The Fraternal Order of Police has organized a rally and filed a permit and they expect its approval soon. There are no anticipated issues with this process. Once approved, the…

WEP and GPO are Anti-family Policies

Do your Senators need a good excuse to vote for S.597? Do they want to support families?  Please copy and paste the “Urgent Call”(below) onto these email addresses of the legislative aides of Senate leadership and send them to your own Senators, also! Target Senators in Leadership: Chuck Schumer:  meghan_taira@schumer.senate.govMitch McConnell:  Tiffany_ge@mcconnell.senate.gov Target Senators on…

Take Your Laptop to Dinner Today–

And get all your family members and friends to sign our petition to repeal the WEP/GPO! Your friends care about your financial well-being. Your family will inherit more money… Please take a few minutes while you are waiting for the turkey and ask them to sign the petition. (Some people are uncomfortable with Moveon, but…

Please Petition the Senate for a vote on S.597 now!

Here’s a new petition that’s growing quickly, showing the strength of our need for repeal! This petition does not align you with any of Moveon’s other political positions.  It is just a free and convenient way to make a point. We had more than 100K signatures on the last Repeal petition that we carried on…