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19 wrz 2024 · FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK, DREW FRIEDMAN Legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset is nearing the finish line in the House. Just over a week after it was filed, a discharge petition for the Social Security Fairness Act has reached the 218-signature threshold needed to force the bill to a floor vote.
2 dni temu · The bill has benefitted from bipartisan support, with the discharge petition having been filed by Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Graves, and voted through with 218 signatures—47 ...
10 wrz 2024 · FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK, DREW FRIEDMAN After years of advocating, a bill to repeal two benefits-reducing provisions of Social Security appears closer than ever to the finish line. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Garret Graves (R-La.) officially filed a discharge petition Tuesday morning, aiming to push their Social Security Fairness Act to a House floor vote. The legislation […]
20 wrz 2024 · A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law. Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 218.
The House is poised to vote on a short-term funding bill that would extend funding through the election, averting a government shutdown set to strike Oct. 1.
23 wrz 2024 · Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Garrett Graves, R-La., have secured the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on legislation that would kill two controversial tax provisions affecting some ...
25 wrz 2024 · The Senate voted 78-18 Wednesday evening, shortly after the House passed the same measure on a 341-82 vote, with all opposition in both chambers coming from Republicans.
