The Social Security Fairness Act
Repealing the WEP and GPO provisions
The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was introduced by Rep. Garret Graves on Jan. 9, 2023. S. 597, a companion bill, was introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown on March 1, 2023. The bills would repeal two provisions under Social Security — the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) — for benefits payable after December 2023.