With the House passage of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, on Tuesday by a vote of 327-75, we now focus our efforts on the Senate to finally get this bill across the finish line.

There are 60 cosponsors in the Senate and you can find the list here, searchable by name, state, and party: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/597/cosponsors?s=1&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22s597%22%7D&pageSort=alpha (while there are 62 listed, one is former-Senator Menendez and the other is former-Senator Feinstein).  We need all 60 cosponsors to be with us to overcome a threaten filibuster, so we are working to shore up the support of every one of these Senators.  We are also continuing to ask Senators who have not yet cosponsored the bill to sign on in support of S. 597.

Please join our efforts and reach out to your Senators, whether they are a cosponsor or not.  The contact information for the legislative directors of every Senator can be found here, with the current cosponsors highlighted in yellow.  You can also find a sample letter to use in your efforts here and a one-pager on the Social Security Fairness Act here.

Our ask of every Senator is that they join us in supporting the Social Security Fairness Act and in asking Senate leadership to quickly schedule a vote on H.R. 82.

With your help, we can finally get this bill signed into law, but we must act now. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to NAPO’s Director of Governmental Affairs, Andy Edmiston, at (703) 549-0775 or aedmiston@napo.org if you have any questions or need more information.