ORTA thanks our members who made phone calls and wrote letters to Ohio's legislators and posted on social media in support of H.R. 82 and the repeal of WEP and GPO.
This could not have happened without you!
On December 20th, the U.S. Senate voted 76-20 to repeal the WEP and the GPO.
Over 250,000 Ohioans have been impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and/or the Government Pension Offset (GPO), including many Ohio teachers.
As those of us who have been impacted by WEP and/or GPO wait for SSA to recalculate our retirement and survivor benefits, please take this time to thank Ohio's legislators who supported the repeal. We have included links to their Congressional offices. Their websites include their social media links.
We would also like to thank STRS Ohio for reaching out to Ohio's legislators, asking them to support the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 and sign Discharge Petition No. 16 on the House floor in September. This discharge petition obtained the necessary 218 signatures to make it privileged for consideration by the full House.
Most importantly, ORTA thanks our members who made phone calls and wrote letters to Ohio's legislators and posted on social media in support of H.R. 82 and the repeal of WEP and GPO. This could not have happened without you!
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
Cosponsored H.R. 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, introduced by Rep. Abigail Spansberger [D-VA-7] and Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA-6]
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (Resigned Jan 21, 2024)
*Signed discharge petition on the House floor in September.
Cosponsored S. 597: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Those of us who have been impacted by WEP and/or GPO will now have to wait a little bit longer while SSA recalculates our retirement and/or survivor benefits. In the meantime, we recommend the following sources for updates about H.R. 82 and the repeal of WEP and GPO.
Ohio was well represented at the Repeal the WEP/GPO Rally on Capitol Hill on December 11, 2024.