The Social Security Fairness Act was proposed to reverse the rules surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).

Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) overcame resistance from leadership to move legislation through Congress that repeals two long-standing programs affecting Social Security benefits for recipients across the country.

A bill that would expand Social Security benefits for nearly three million recipients has received bipartisan support, allowing it to be pushed through to the next stage of the legislative process. On Thursday,

HR 82 would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision, called WEP, and the Government Pension Offset, or GPO, sections of the Social Security law that curbed benefits for about 2.8 million public employees.

A group of House members from both parties succeeded Thursday in deploying a rarely executed method to bypass GOP leadership and force a vote on a bill to expand access to Social Security benefits. Why it matters: It's the second time this year that a bipartisan group of lawmakers has sidestepped House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.

House lawmakers have the signatures they need to prompt a vote on a bill that would eliminate rules limiting Social Security income for pensioners.