Key Vote Alert – House – NO on H.R. 82, The Social Security Fairness Act
The Club for Growth urges all Representatives to vote NO on H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act under suspension of the rules, unusual for a bill with such a large deficit impact. The results of this vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2024 congressional scorecard.
The bill would repeal both the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). These two provisions are meant to preserve the integrity of the Social Security system that so many seniors depend on by ensuring that individuals and their spouses who worked in jobs that did not contribute to the Old Age and Survivor’s Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund and receive pensions from those jobs do not threaten the solvency of Social Security.
The Social Security benefit formula is progressive, with lower earnings being replaced at a larger rate than higher earnings – with these earnings adjusted for average wage growth. This is meant to ensure that low wage workers who are consistently paying into the OASI trust fund receive a greater portion of the wage-growth adjusted earnings than higher wage workers.
This bill is fiscally reckless. At a time of $2 trillion inflation inducing deficits, this bill would increase outlays by years while . Accelerating the insolvency of the Social Security program and hastening theand cruel.
The progressive benefit structure of OASI benefits means that higher wage workers who have worked in both covered employment (jobs that pay into the OASI Trust Fund) and noncovered employment (jobs that do not pay into the OASI trust fund) while also receiving separate pensions would, without appropriate adjustment, be entitled to the same lifetime benefits as low-wage workers who consistently pay into OASI throughout their careers. The result is that higher-wage workers receive proportional lifetime Social Security benefits above what they contributed in taxes while already receiving pension benefits from their non covered job – in effect crowding out benefits available to long-term low wage workers.when describing the WEP: “Under the old law, workers who were employed for only a portion of their careers in jobs covered by Social Security—even highly paid ones—also received the advantage of the weighted formula, because their few years of covered earnings were averaged over their entire working career to determine the average covered earnings on which their Social Security benefits were based.”
While imperfect, the WEP and GPO attempt to remedy this unfairness. The WEP and GPO apply to roughly 4% of workers, and more than theFull repeals would in effect provide retirees already receiving benefits greater than the average Social Security recipient with benefits financed by the payroll taxes of others. Congress should instead look to.
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Vote Results
Club Position
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Passed
Vote Number
456
Vote Date
November 12, 2024
Vote Counts
YEAs:
327
NAYs:
75
Not Voting:
30
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Mark Alford
MO
R
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
N
Colin Allred
TX
D
Y
Gabe Amo
RI
D
Y
Mark Amodei
NV
R
Y
Kelly Armstrong
ND
R
A
Jodey Arrington
TX
R
N
Jake Auchincloss
MA
D
Y
Brian Babin
TX
R
Y
Don Bacon
NE
R
Y
James Baird
IN
R
N
Troy Balderson
OH
R
Y
Becca Balint
VT
D
Y
Jim Banks
IN
R
Y
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
Y
Aaron Bean
FL
R
N
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
Y
Cliff Bentz
OR
R
N
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Jack Bergman
MI
R
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
Y
Stephanie Bice
OK
R
Y
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
N
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Dan Bishop
NC
R
N
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
Y
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
D
Y
Lauren Boebert
CO
R
Y
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Jamaal Bowman
NY
D
A
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Josh Brecheen
OK
R
N
Shontel Brown
OH
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
A
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
A
Nikki Budzinski
IL
D
Y
Tim Burchett
TN
R
N
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Eric Burlison
MO
R
N
Cori Bush
MO
D
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Kat Cammack
FL
R
N
Yadira Caraveo
CO
D
Y
Salud Carbajal
CA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
Mike Carey
OH
R
Y
Jerry Carl
AL
R
Y
Andre Carson
IN
D
Y
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Troy Carter
LA
D
Y
Buddy Carter
GA
R
N
Matt Cartwright
PA
D
A
Greg Casar
TX
D
Y
Ed Case
HI
D
Y
Sean Casten
IL
D
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
OR
R
Y
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
FL
D
Y
Judy Chu
CA
D
Y
Juan Ciscomani
AZ
R
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
Y
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
Y
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
Y
Ben Cline
VA
R
N
Michael Cloud
TX
R
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Andrew Clyde
GA
R
N
Steve Cohen
TN
D
Y
Tom Cole
OK
R
Y
Mike Collins
GA
R
N
James Comer
KY
R
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
A
Luis Correa
CA
D
Y
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
Angela Craig
MN
D
Y
Eli Crane
AZ
R
N
Rick Crawford
AR
R
N
Dan Crenshaw
TX
R
N
Jasmine Crockett
TX
D
Y
Jason Crow
CO
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
John Curtis
UT
R
Y
Anthony D'Esposito
NY
R
Y
Sharice Davids
KS
D
Y
Warren Davidson
OH
R
Y
Donald Davis
NC
D
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Monica De La Cruz
TX
R
Y
Madeleine Dean
PA
D
Y
Diana DeGette
CO
D
Y
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
Y
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
Y
Christopher Deluzio
PA
D
Y
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
N
Byron Donalds
FL
R
N
John Duarte
CA
R
Y
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
N
Neal Dunn
FL
R
N
Charles Edwards
NC
R
N
Jake Ellzey
TX
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
Veronica Escobar
TX
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
Y
Ron Estes
KS
R
N
Dwight Evans
PA
D
A
Mike Ezell
MS
R
Y
Pat Fallon
TX
R
Y
Randy Feenstra
IA
R
Y
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
A
Brad Finstad
MN
R
Y
Michelle Fischbach
MN
R
Y
Scott Fitzgerald
WI
R
N
Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
Lizzie Fletcher
TX
D
Y
Mike Flood
NE
R
Y
Vince Fong
CA
R
Y
Bill Foster
IL
D
Y
Valerie Foushee
NC
D
Y
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
N
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Scott Franklin
FL
R
Y
Maxwell Frost
FL
D
Y
Russell Fry
SC
R
N
Russ Fulcher
ID
R
N
Matt Gaetz
FL
R
A
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Andrew Garbarino
NY
R
Y
Robert Garcia
CA
D
Y
Jesus Garcia
IL
D
Y
Sylvia Garcia
TX
D
Y
Mike Garcia
CA
R
Y
Carlos Gimenez
FL
R
Y
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
WA
D
Y
Jared Golden
ME
D
Y
Daniel Goldman
NY
D
Y
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
A
Tony Gonzales
TX
R
Y
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
Y
Bob Good
VA
R
N
Lance Gooden
TX
R
Y
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
Y
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
Y
Kay Granger
TX
R
A
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Mark Green
TN
R
Y
Marjorie Greene
GA
R
Y
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
N
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
A
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
N
Michael Guest
MS
R
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Harriet Hageman
WY
R
Y
Josh Harder
CA
D
Y
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Diana Harshbarger
TN
R
N
Jahana Hayes
CT
D
Y
Kevin Hern
OK
R
N
Clay Higgins
LA
R
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Ashley Hinson
IA
R
Y
Steven Horsford
NV
D
Y
Erin Houchin
IN
R
Y
Chrissy Houlahan
PA
D
A
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
N
Val Hoyle
OR
D
Y
Richard Hudson
NC
R
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Wesley Hunt
TX
R
N
Darrell Issa
CA
R
Y
Glenn Ivey
MD
D
Y
Jonathan Jackson
IL
D
Y
Ronny Jackson
TX
R
Y
Jeff Jackson
NC
D
Y
Sara Jacobs
CA
D
Y
John James
MI
R
Y
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
N
Mike Johnson
LA
R
Y
Dusty Johnson
SD
R
Y
Jim Jordan
OH
R
Y
John Joyce
PA
R
Y
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
CA
D
A
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
Thomas Kean
NJ
R
Y
William Keating
MA
D
A
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Trent Kelly
MS
R
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Timothy Kennedy
NY
D
Y
Ro Khanna
CA
D
Y
Jennifer Kiggans
VA
R
Y
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
Y
Kevin Kiley
CA
R
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Andy Kim
NJ
D
Y
Young Kim
CA
R
Y
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
David Kustoff
TN
R
A
Darin LaHood
IL
R
N
Nicholas LaLota
NY
R
Y
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
Y
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
Y
Greg Landsman
OH
D
Y
Nicholas Langworthy
NY
R
Y
Rick Larsen
WA
D
Y
John Larson
CT
D
N
Bob Latta
OH
R
Y
Jake LaTurner
KS
R
Y
Michael Lawler
NY
R
Y
Suzanne Lee
NV
D
Y
Laurel Lee
FL
R
Y
Summer Lee
PA
D
Y
Barbara Lee
CA
D
Y
Teresa Leger Fernandez
NM
D
A
Debbie Lesko
AZ
R
Y
Julia Letlow
LA
R
Y
Mike Levin
CA
D
Y
Ted Lieu
CA
D
Y
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
Y
Greg Lopez
CO
R
N
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
N
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Anna Luna
FL
R
Y
Morgan Luttrell
TX
R
Y
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
Nancy Mace
SC
R
N
Seth Magaziner
RI
D
Y
Nicole Malliotakis
NY
R
Y
Celeste Maloy
UT
R
Y
Tracey Mann
KS
R
N
Kathy Manning
NC
D
Y
Thomas Massie
KY
R
Y
Brian Mast
FL
R
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Lucy McBath
GA
D
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Lisa McClain
MI
R
Y
Jennifer McClellan
VA
D
Y
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
Rich McCormick
GA
R
N
Morgan McGarvey
KY
D
Y
Jim McGovern
MA
D
Y
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
A
LaMonica McIver
NJ
D
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Grace Meng
NY
D
Y
Dan Meuser
PA
R
Y
Kweisi Mfume
MD
D
A
Carol Miller
WV
R
N
Max Miller
OH
R
Y
Mary Miller
IL
R
N
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
IA
R
Y
Cory Mills
FL
R
Y
Marcus Molinaro
NY
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
N
Alex Mooney
WV
R
A
Barry Moore
AL
R
Y
Gwen Moore
WI
D
Y
Blake Moore
UT
R
N
Nathaniel Moran
TX
R
N
Joseph Morelle
NY
D
Y
Jared Moskowitz
FL
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Frank Mrvan
IN
D
Y
Kevin Mullin
CA
D
Y
Greg Murphy
NC
R
N
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
Y
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Joseph Neguse
CO
D
Y
Troy Nehls
TX
R
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
A
Wiley Nickel
NC
D
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Ralph Norman
SC
R
N
Zachary Nunn
IA
R
Y
Jay Obernolte
CA
R
Y
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
D
Y
Andy Ogles
TN
R
N
Ilhan Omar
MN
D
Y
Burgess Owens
UT
R
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
Y
Christopher Pappas
NH
D
Y
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
Y
Mary Peltola
AK
D
Y
Greg Pence
IN
R
Y
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
Scott Peters
CA
D
Y
Brittany Pettersen
CO
D
Y
August Pfluger
TX
R
Y
Dean Phillips
MN
D
Y
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
Y
Mark Pocan
WI
D
Y
Katie Porter
CA
D
Y
Bill Posey
FL
R
Y
Ayanna Pressley
MA
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Delia Ramirez
IL
D
Y
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
Y
Guy Reschenthaler
PA
R
Y
Mike Rogers
AL
R
Y
Hal Rogers
KY
R
Y
John Rose
TN
R
N
Matt Rosendale
MT
R
N
Deborah Ross
NC
D
Y
David Rouzer
NC
R
N
Chip Roy
TX
R
N
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
Y
Michael Rulli
OH
R
Y
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
John Rutherford
FL
R
Y
Pat Ryan
NY
D
Y
Maria Salazar
FL
R
Y
Andrea Salinas
OR
D
Y
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
Y
John Sarbanes
MD
D
Y
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
Mary Scanlon
PA
D
Y
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
Y
Adam Schiff
CA
D
Y
Bradley Schneider
IL
D
Y
Hillary Scholten
MI
D
Y
Kim Schrier
WA
D
Y
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
David Scott
GA
D
A
Austin Scott
GA
R
N
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
Keith Self
TX
R
N
Pete Sessions
TX
R
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
Mikie Sherrill
NJ
D
Y
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Elissa Slotkin
MI
D
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
Y
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Adrian Smith
NE
R
N
Jason Smith
MO
R
A
Lloyd Smucker
PA
R
N
Eric Sorensen
IL
D
Y
Darren Soto
FL
D
Y
Abigail Spanberger
VA
D
Y
Victoria Spartz
IN
R
N
Melanie Stansbury
NM
D
Y
Greg Stanton
AZ
D
Y
Pete Stauber
MN
R
Y
Michelle Steel
CA
R
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
N
Bryan Steil
WI
R
N
Greg Steube
FL
R
N
Haley Stevens
MI
D
Y
Marilyn Strickland
WA
D
Y
Dale Strong
AL
R
Y
Thomas Suozzi
NY
D
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Emilia Sykes
OH
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Claudia Tenney
NY
R
Y
Shri Thanedar
MI
D
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Tom Tiffany
WI
R
N
William Timmons
SC
R
N
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Rashida Tlaib
MI
D
Y
Jill Tokuda
HI
D
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Ritchie Torres
NY
D
A
Norma Torres
CA
D
Y
Lori Trahan
MA
D
Y
David Trone
MD
D
A
Michael Turner
OH
R
Y
Lauren Underwood
IL
D
Y
David Valadao
CA
R
Y
Jeff Van Drew
NJ
R
Y
Beth Van Duyne
TX
R
N
Derrick Van Orden
WI
R
Y
Juan Vargas
CA
D
Y
Gabriel Vasquez
NM
D
Y
Marc Veasey
TX
D
Y
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
Y
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Michael Waltz
FL
R
A
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
Y
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
Y
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
N
Jennifer Wexton
VA
D
A
Susan Wild
PA
D
A
Nikema Williams
GA
D
Y
Brandon Williams
NY
R
Y
Roger Williams
TX
R
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
N
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
A
Robert Wittman
VA
R
A
Steve Womack
AR
R
N
Rudolph Yakym
IN
R
Y
Ryan Zinke
MT
R
N