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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 was
3		introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives on April 26,
4		2013 as H.R. 1795 and into the U.S. Senate on May 8, 2013 as S.
5		896; and
6		WHEREAS, The Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 was to
7		amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the
8		Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination
9		Provision; and
10		WHEREAS, The Government Pension Offset was enacted in 1977
11		and the Windfall Elimination Provision was enacted in 1983; and
12		WHEREAS, The majority of public employees affected by the
13		Government Pension Offset lost their entire spousal benefit
14		despite the fact that their spouses paid Social Security
15		contributions for many years; and
16		WHEREAS, An affected public employee loses an average of
17		$3,000 per year because of the Government Pension Offset; and
18		WHEREAS, The Windfall Elimination Provision causes public
19		employees to lose up to 60% of the benefits that they earned;
20		and

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1		WHEREAS, According to the Social Security Administration's
2		actuaries, the long-term cost of eliminating both of these
3		provisions is negligible while the loss of income to affected
4		employees caused by these provisions forces some civil servants
5		into poverty; and
6		WHEREAS, These provisions discriminate against teachers,
7		police, firefighters, social workers, and other civil
8		servants; and
9		WHEREAS, The State and national shortage of teachers,
10		police officers, and firefighters is exacerbated by these
11		provisions because they discourage people from entering and
12		staying in these professions; therefore, be it
13		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
14		HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15		urge the U.S. Congress to introduce and pass legislation that
16		eliminates both the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall
17		Elimination Provision; and be it further
18		RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
19		delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority
20		Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck
21		Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of

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1		Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members
2		of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.