CDL District 4

Congressional Representatives

US Representative

US Senator

Lindsay Graham

Tim Scott

William Timmons

2025 Congressional Calendar

John Monta

January 2025

Good news for the civil service employees. The repeal of the WEP and GOP is now law. What the WEP was, it was a hit for all civil service employees. That means under Social Security if you had any years where you paid Social Security you were penalized, and your Social Security benefits were decreased. For each employee there was a complicated formula used to determine how much penalization you would have.

The GPO was for your spouse when you died. According to what your spouses’ income was, determined how much penalization the spouse would receive, unfortunately sometimes the penalty would be such that the spouse got nothing from your retirement.

With the repeal of this provision such penalties we're eliminated. For each person who was a civil service employee who worked Social Security before They worked for the government under civil service the penalty is gone. That means for everyone their Social Security benefits will increase. How much Depends on the individual. Each spouse will receive a different benefit depending on their income. I would like to say a flat rate, but this is not possible. You need to notify your Social Security online that you qualify for this increase.

Good work in contacting your representatives in senators to getting this bill passed. This is another example of your union protecting you. I encourage you if you're not already giving to our Pac fund that you do so. If you are already giving thank you. This was money was well spent.