House Votes ‘Yes’ on a Bill That Increases Social Security Checks for Some Pensioners

The U.S. House voted in favor of a bill that would increase Social Security payments for certain retirees who are on a pension. The measure passed earlier this week, with 327 lawmakers voting in support of the bill. The proposal will now go to the Senate, where it will likely be passed because 62 senators publicly backed their version of the bill, according to the two House lawmakers who co-sponsored the bill. The bill, called the Social Security Fairness Act, would repeal provisions that reduce Social Security payments to people who receive pension benefits from local or state governments. The bill will eliminate the “government pension offset,” which can reduce Social Security benefits for “spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive government pensions of their own,” according to the text of the bill....