Bipartisan duo works around GOP leaders to force vote on Social Security bill
Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) overcame resistance from leadership to move legislation through Congress that repeals two long-standing programs affecting Social Security benefits for recipients across the country.
Can Louisiana congressman force vote to end Social Security penalty on teachers, police?
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves needs 218 signatures to force House vote on bill to end Social Security penalty on government retirees like teachers.
Baton Rouge Republican, Virginia Democrat team up to force vote on Social Security Fairness bill
Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves teams up with one of his Democratic colleagues to bypass Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act.
Plan to force U.S. House vote on “Social Security Fairness Act” gains momentum
A discharge petition to force a U.S. House vote on the SSFA is gaining momentum, according to the bill's sponsor.
U.S. House to vote on bill to end Social Security penalty on police, teachers, firefighters
Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves has secured enough signatures to trigger a vote on bill that would end Social Security on government retirees.
Social Security Expansion Bill Gets Bipartisan Support
A bill that would expand Social Security benefits for nearly three million recipients has received bipartisan support, allowing it to be pushed through to the next stage of the legislative process. On Thursday,
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Editorial: Change to unfair Social Security rules deserves a vote
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, who is not seeking reelection, hopes to leave Congress with one last policy win. As of last week, it ...
‘Social Security Fairness Act’ to head to the House floor
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KALB) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a bill to eliminate two Social Security provisions ...
Lawmakers Push Plan That Would Increase Social Security Payments
The bill seeks to repeal 2 rules that lower benefits for some workers and their spouses and widows if they also receive ...
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Social Security bill could raise benefits for some retirees in CT
Garret Graves, R-La., and U.S. Rep ... spouses and surviving family members who also collect a pension from jobs that ...
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Thousands of former Louisiana public workers could gain from U.S. House vote on Social Security
HR 82 would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision, called WEP, and the Government Pension Offset, or GPO, sections of ...