Legislation (HR-147) has been introduced in the House to repeal the government pension offset and
windfall elimination provision, two aspects of Social Security law that reduce Social Security
benefits for those also drawing an annuity from a retirement program that doesn’t include Social
Security, such as the CSRS program. More than 120 House members signed on as initial sponsors,
including Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., the chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, the main House
panel handling federal employee matters. However, the bill falls under the control of the House Ways
and Means Committee, which has not moved repeal plans forward even though similar bills have been
introduced for many years and they have gathered large numbers of co-sponsors.
