Lawmakers file discharge petition to repeal controversial tax rule affecting federal retirees
Snippet of Article: "...petition seeking to force a vote on the House floor on a measure that would eliminate a pair of controversial tax rules that reduce the retirement benefits of some ex-government workers.
Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Garret Graves, R-La., are the lead sponsors of the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), a measure introduced last year that would eliminate Social Security’s windfall elimination provision and government pension offset.
The windfall elimination provision reduces the Social Security benefits of retried employees who ..."
