Source: National Association of Police Organizations.
October 18, 2024
Social Security Fairness Act Update
In an October 11 meeting with Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), the sponsors of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, they stated their intention of calling the bill up for a vote as soon as Congress returns on November 12. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) then has two days to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. This gives us three weeks to shore up the support of the 329 cosponsors of the bill to ensure we can count on their vote when it comes to the floor.
There are several scenarios for how H.R. 82 could come up for a vote. One possible way is that House leadership could bring it up under suspension of the rules, meaning there will be no debate and no amendments, but we would need 290 votes (two-thirds majority) to pass the bill. That would mean we can only lose 39 cosponsors. If we are not successful in passing the bill under suspension, the discharge petition rules still stand, and the bill can be called up to the floor under regular order for a vote. Our objective is to get a vote on the bill without amendments. If we can keep the vast majority of the cosponsors of H.R. 82 by our side, we will be victorious.
To maintain our momentum and support, NAPO continues to reach out to every Member of Congress who signed the discharge petition and cosponsored H.R. 82, thanking them for standing with us in support of restoring the Social Security retirement benefits of millions of public servants across the county. Again, it is only with their steadfast support that we will ultimately get H.R. 82 enacted into law.
