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GPO/WEP Relief Slowed By World Events

JANUARY 2002 - Renewed Push This Year For House Vote - Social Security reform has understandably been placed on the backburner by the 107th Congress, including efforts to provide relief from the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). "With the war and recession at the forefront, CARE (Coalition to Assure Retirement Equity) has to step back, for now, from the aggressive strategy it intended to employ before September 11, regarding the offset and windfall, laws," reports Legislative Chairman Bill Hill.

Drive Is On For Social Security Change

NOVEMBER 2001 - GPO, WEP Devastating To Members - With a great deal of attention continuing to be focused on the pending “reform” of the Social Security system, Association officials are leaving nothing to chance as efforts continue to repeal or modify the GPO and WEP provisions. Members are well aware of the financial devastation that has resulted from these two regressive laws.
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GPO And WEP Explained: In A Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 2001 - For the benefit of our newer members (and perhaps as a refresher for all of us) here’s an explanation of the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), in a nutshell.
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Members Demand Action By Congress On GPO/WEP Relief Now

SEPTEMBER 2001 - As time passes and relief from Social Security’s Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is still not a reality, members are demanding action now by the Congress.
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Majority Of U.S. Reps Support GPO Relief

JULY 2001 - Windfall Reform Also Gaining Sponsors - Less than five months after the 107th Congress got underway, there is already a majority of the House of Representatives sponsoring the Social Security GPO relief bill (HR 664) – 232 congressmen, as we went to press, with 218 representing a majority. This is in marked contrast to the last congressional session (106th) in which it took almost a year and a half to reach that milestone.“Earlier this year, led by the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), the Coalition to Assure Retirement Equality (CARE) held a strategy meeting,” according to Legislative Chairman Bill Hill. “It was decided then that coalition members would focus their energies on enlisting as many cosponsors to HR 664 as possible.