U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing in Washington, D.C. on the Windfall Elimination Penalty (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. In March 2024, Graves and Representative Abigail Spanberger (Virginia) called on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves led a formal request signed by 100 Members of Congress requesting that the House Ways and Means Committee hold a hearing on H.R. 82 – the Social Security Fairness Act. The legislation, which was introduced by Graves to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) social security penalties, is the 3rd most… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (LA) and U.S. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA) are leading the bipartisan national effort to fix the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These two 1980s-era flawed federal laws can result in massive cuts – including the total elimination – of a retiree's Social Security payments.Graves and Spanberger… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Rodney Davis, Garret Graves, and Julia Letlow will be holding a press conference on the next legislative steps for H.R. 82, the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, which is now co-sponsored by 300 members of the House of Representatives. Media are invited to attend, and details can be found below.Details for Media Only:WHO: Reps. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Garret… Read more »
Public servants in Louisiana (teachers, police, firefighters, etc.) are some of the most impacted victims of the infamous Windfall Elimination Penalty (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) – a 1980s-era flawed federal law that can result in massive cuts – including total elimination – to their Social Security payments.The struggle to repeal WEP and GPO is decades… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves introduced eight amendments to the partisan, wishlist $4.6 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) legislation. His amendments would have redirected the funding toward Louisiana-specific needs that are a federal priority."This legislation is going to result in us paying more to heat and cool our homes, cost more to refuel our cars, and cause job losses in… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Garret Graves and Julia Letlow introduced an amendment to the Budget Reconciliation bill to include a permanent solution to eliminate retirement penalties for police officers, firefighters, teachers and other public servants. Their amendment would add the Social Security Fairness Act (currently 233 bipartisan cosponsors) to the multi-trillion dollar reconciliation… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) offered four more amendments today to the American Rescue Plan, as the U.S. House prepares to vote again on the legislation following its passage in the Senate. Graves is the only member of the House who offered amendments to the Senate's version of the bill and offered more amendments than any other member when the bill worked its way… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced more amendments to House Democrats' budget reconciliation package than any other House Member in an effort to create accountability and improve the $1.9 trillion mega-bill – which, contrary to its title, will do little to provide COVID-19 relief. Graves' amendments would recalibrate these dollars in ways that would actually… Read more »
WATCH: Graves Fights for Emergency Personnel, Teachers, Public Servants in Tax Reform 2.0Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis introduced an amendment to Tax Reform 2.0 today that would put an end to an obscure Social Security law that unfairly reduces benefits for emergency personnel, teachers and other public servants.The… Read more »
