By Second District · Published August 21, 2026 · Updated September 1, 2026
Quick answer
Kiggans cosponsored the Social Security Fairness Act and voted for it in November 2024. The law ended the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, which had reduced benefits for some people with pensions from work not covered by Social Security. The Social Security Administration reported completing more than 3.1 million payments totaling $17 billion by July 7, 2025.
What happened
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act with support from both parties. It repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, two rules that could reduce Social Security benefits for people who also received a pension from work not covered by Social Security.
What Kiggans did
Kiggans cosponsored H.R. 82 and voted yes on November 12, 2024. The House passed the bill 327–75, with one member voting present. President Joe Biden signed it on January 5, 2025.
Who benefited
SSA says the repealed rules affected more than 2.8 million people, including some teachers, firefighters, police officers, federal employees and people covered by a foreign social-security system. Not every public worker was affected. SSA notes that most state and local employees work in jobs covered by Social Security and therefore did not receive an increase from this law.
What happened afterward
SSA began adjusting payments in February 2025. By July 7, 2025, the agency said it had completed more than 3.1 million payments totaling $17 billion and had moved faster than its original schedule.
Where Luria’s record fits
Luria was not serving in Congress when the House voted on H.R. 82 in 2024. A comparison page can report her current position if it is directly sourced, but it should not invent a congressional vote that did not exist.
Sources
- Roll Call 456 — Office of the Clerk, U.S. House. House result and Kiggans’s recorded yea vote.
- H.R. 82 — Social Security Fairness Act — Congress.gov. Cosponsors, legislative history and enacted status.
- Social Security Fairness Act: WEP and GPO Update — Social Security Administration. Who the law affects and the agency’s implementation results.