Social Security is an earned benefit. You become eligible by paying the payroll tax during your working years, and the amount you get is geared to your wage history - with a glaring exception.

On Dec. 21, the U.S. Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill to eliminate reductions in social security benefits for millions of Americans. With a vote of 76-20, the bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for final approval.

The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill early Saturday that would increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans with pensions by ending two of the program’s policies in place for decades — the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset.

Two long-standing rules "detested" but millions of public-sector workers for the reductions they make to Social Security benefits may soon go away at a cost of $190 billion.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill early Saturday that would boost Social Security benefits for millions of Americans. The legislation would repeal the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and the government pension offset (GPO).

The U.S. Senate recently voted to proceed with the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill that could expand Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million Americans. What is the Social Security Fairness Act?

Key Takeaways The Social Security Fairness Act, passed Saturday by the Senate, would end rules that reduce benefits for retired federal workers who get other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government or disability,

The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year.

Legislation now headed to President Biden's desk comes with the Social Security Administration staffed at a 50-year low.