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Bill to Repeal Social Security Offsets Reintroduced

Update on the National Education Association's Campaign to Eliminate the Government Pension Offset And Windfall Elimination Provision

Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Buck McKeon (R-CA) have reintroduced the Social Security Fairness Act to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision.  The new bill number is H.R. 235.   The previous bill, which had over 300 cosponsors, expired at the end of the last Congress.  When the new Congress convened this week, our sponsors immediately reintroduced the bill - demonstrating their strong support for the issue and desire to send a message about its importance to their congressional colleagues.

The bill was introduced with over 80 cosponsors (listed below).  We expect the Senate version to be re-introduced shortly.

Contact Members of Congress immediately and urge them to cosponsor H.R. 235 - the new Social Security Fairness Act.  Concentrate on Members who cosponsored last year's bill, as well as all new Members of Congress.

Rebuild the cosponsor list as quickly as possible to show momentum and convince congressional leaders to take action on the bill.

Current cosponsors of H.R. 235:

Ackerman (D-NY)

Baca (D-CA)

Bachus (R-AL)

Berkley (D-NV)

Berman (D-CA)

Biggert (R-IL)

Bilbray (R-CA)

Bordallo (D-Guam, not-voting)

Boustany (R-LA)

Brown (D-FL)

Brown (R-SC)

Burton (R-IN)

Capps (D-CA)

Capuano (D-MA)

Carnahan (D-MO)

Carney (D-PA)

Chandler (D-KY)

Cuellar (D-TX)

DeGette (D-CO)

DeLauro (D-CT)

Doggett (D-TX)

Engel (D-NY)

Farr (D-CA)

Filner (D-CA)

Forbes (R-VA)

Gallegly (R-CA)

Green (Gene; D-TX)

Grijalva (D-AZ)

Harman (D-CA)

Heller (R-NV)

Hinchey (D-NY)

Hirono (D-HI)

Holt (D-NJ)

Honda (D-CA)

Johnson (Eddie Bernice; D-TX)

Johnson (D-GA)

Kagen (D-WI)

Kennedy (D-RI)

Klein (D-FL)

Kucinich (D-OH)

Langevin (D-RI)

Larson (D-CT)

Lewis (D-GA)

Lofgren (D-CA)

Matheson (D-UT)

McCaul (R-TX)

McCollum (D-MN)

McCotter (R-MI)

McKeon (R-CA)

Melancon (D-LA)

Michaud (D-ME)

Miller (George; D-CA)

Moore (D-KS)

Murphy (D-CT)

Murphy (Patrick; D-PA)

Ortiz (D-TX)

Pallone (D-NJ)

Paul (R-TX)

Petri (R-WI)

Reyes (D-TX)

Rodriguez (D-TX)

Rothman (D-NJ)

Ruppersberger (D-MD)

Sanchez (Linda; D-CA)

Schakowsky (D-IL)

Schiff (D-CA)

Schwartz (D-PA)

Sherman (D-CA)

Sires (D-NJ)

Space (D-OH)

Stark (D-CA)

Sutton (D-OH)

Tauscher (D-CA)

Tierney (D-MA)

Van Hollen (D-MD)

Visclosky (D-IN)

Waxman (D-CA)

Welch (D-VT)

Wilson (R-SC)

Woolsey (D-CA)

Wu (D-OR)

Young (R-FL)