Lawmakers File Discharge Petition to Repeal Controversial Tax Rule Affecting Federal Retirees

Lawmakers File Discharge Petition to Repeal Controversial Tax Rule Affecting Federal Retirees

The Social Security Fairness Act has broad bipartisan support both in Congress and among federal employee unions.

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers on Tuesday filed a discharge petition seeking to force a vote on the House floor on a measure that would eliminate a pair of controversial tax rules that reduce the retirement benefits of some ex-government workers.

Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Garret Graves, R-La., are the lead sponsors of the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), a measure introduced last year that would eliminate Social Security’s windfall elimination provision and government pension offset. Follow link to read more from Government Executive. https://bit.ly/3MIu3Ki