The windfall elimination provision (WEP) reduces Social Security retirement benefits for most retirees who collect pensions from jobs that were not covered by the program.

For more information on WEP, see the materials and links below.

Committee Chairman Requests GPO/WEP Hearing Head of Ways and Means says measures' impact 'raises some very serious issues' (posted 6/29/07) . . . more WEP Replacement Proposed Again Bill would tie benefits to length of time in job covered by Social Security (posted 6/25/07) . . . more WEP Reform Bill Proposed Legislation would establish a minimum monthly income below which WEP could not be imposed (posted 2/8/07) . . . more GPO/WEP Repeal Bills Proposed Eliminating measures could increase threat of mandatory coverage, coalition officials warn (posted 1/25/07) . . . more Congressman Aims to Force Vote on GPO/WEP Bill Procedural move unlikely to succeed (posted 9/25/06) . . . more Bush Proposal Would Tighten GPO/WEP Enforcement State and local governments would be required to provide information to Social Security Administration (posted 2/24/06) . . . more Proposal Would Replace WEP Formula New formula would better reflect level of participation in Social Security (posted 5/6/05) . . . more GPO/WEP Repeal Bill Proposed Sen. Feinstein reintroduces measure that failed in previous Congress (posted 3/21/05) . . . more GPO/WEP Notification Form Released Public employers outside of Social Security must have new workers sign the form starting Jan. 1 (posted 12/2/04) . . . more CBO Seeks Data from Public Pensions Congressional Budget Office trying to gauge feasibility of proposed WEP reform (posted 11/24/04) . . . more GPO/WEP Notice Completed Social Security Administration finishes work on notice public employers outside program must give to new employees as of Jan. 1 (posted 11/24/04) . . . more House Panel Hears Pleas for WEP Reform Subcommittee examines bill that would replace windfall elimination provision (posted 7/20/04) . . . more

Windfall Elimination Provision Explained A two-page summary of WEP from the Social Security Administration . . . more Colorado PERA Submission to Social Security Subcommittee on H.R. 4391, July 20, 2004 Statement from Robert Gray, PERA's government relations director, on the Public Servant Retirement Protection Act, a WEP reform bill . . . more 7 Things You Need to Know About the Windfall Elimination Provision WEP slashes the retirement income of many public employees. Do you know if your members will be affected? . . . more WEP Links Sites addressing Social Security's windfall elimination provision . . . more