Several viral social media posts claim that House Republicans have introduced a bill that would reduce Social Security payments for Americans who already receive a pension.

“Here we go…House Republicans introduced a bill yesterday to cut Social Security payments to anyone receiving a military pension,” one read . job. “Hmmm, Republicans in the House of Representatives just introduced a bill to reduce Social Security payments for Americans who receive a pension or disability benefit from an employer,” he says. another.

The claims are false. Last week, a small number of House Republicans delayed passage of a bill that would have increased Social Security taxes for some Americans, but they did not introduce new legislation. The bill, which eliminates two offsets that reduce Social Security payments for some recipients, later passed the House on a bipartisan vote.

Under current U.S. law, some people who receive benefits, including state and local pensions, receive reduced Social Security benefits under the retirement system. government pension compensation. Offsets mainly apply to benefits received by a spouse who also has their own pension. In 2023, Republican Rep. Garret Graves introduced a bill that would eliminate this offset, allowing pension recipients to also receive full Social Security benefits.

Graves introduced the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) in January 2023, alongside seven co-sponsors. By October 2024, the bill had gained 330 bipartisan co-sponsors, and by September 2024, a majority of House members sign A discharge request for the law – a rare measure that forces a bill to be removed from committee consideration and put to the House for a vote.

Despite its bipartisan support, members of the Republican House Freedom Caucus offered to sit down at the table the SSFA during a brief pro forma session on November 5, 2024, when most House members were in their home districts for Election Day. A motion to table amounts to a negative vote on passing the bill, meaning the SSFA could only be taken up by the House with unanimous consent or using a motion to suspend the rules. A full vote on the legislation took place always waited should, however, take place before the end of 2024.

On November 12, the House suspended the rules to consider the bill and I passed it in a bipartisan vote. It will now be considered by the Senate.

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