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By Gene Lambey Special to the AFRO. As one of his last acts as the 46th U.S. president, Joe Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) at the White House on Jan. 5.
President Joe Biden hands the pen he used to sign the Social Security Fairness Act to Bette Marafino, president of the Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, during a ceremony in the East ...
President Joe Biden signs the Social Security Fairness Act during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington.
Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...
The Social Security Fairness Act had bipartisan support, yet faced last-minute objections from some Republicans due to its cost. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the law would add an ...
Social Security benefits could increase for millions of Americans after key Senate vote 02:55. Update: President Biden is now expected to sign the Social Security Fairness Act at 4 p.m. on Sunday ...
President Joe Biden is pictured in Washington, D.C., on December 16. Biden is expected to sign the Social Security Fairness Act into law by next week.
President Biden signed a bill in the final days of his presidency that boosts Social Security payments for nearly 3 million people. The Social Security Fairness Act repealed two stipulations that ...
During his final days in office, President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, which increased the federal retirement benefits of 3.2 million U.S. seniors.
President Biden signed legislation into law over the weekend to expand Social Security benefits for droves of Americans. The measure, dubbed the Social Security Fairness Act, repeals two tax rules ...
President Biden cracks jokes at the ceremony to sign the Social Security Fairness Act into law which boosts payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who ...