Social Security expansion clears Senate and heads to Biden for approval

Millions of Social Security recipients will soon see an expansion of their benefits after the Senate on Saturday passed the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act.

The measure repeals two tax rules, the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, that reduce benefits for those with public pensions from jobs that weren’t subject to Social Security taxes, such as teachers, first responders, and other government employees.