IL HR0006

Urges President Trump and the United States Congress to work toward a solution to problems created by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) in Social Security benefit calculations

Acknowledges that the WEP was created in 1983 to fix a calculation error but has often penalized workers by providing lower income replacement rates than deserved

Notes that the WEP is overly complicated and punitive, particularly for workers who have multiple jobs over their lifetime, some with Social Security tax contributions and some without

References U.S. House Resolution 711, which proposes repealing the WEP and replacing it with the Public Servant Fairness Formula to create a single, fairer benefit calculation for all beneficiaries

Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President, Congressional leadership, and all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation