Fight to protect Social Security benefits and the financial safety net for constituents in Kentucky's 3rd District.

McGarvey vows to fight 'tooth and nail' to protect Social Security in Louisville town hall... Rep. Morgan McGarvey came to Louisville's Beecher Terrace housing development on April 23 to ease concerns from constituents about threats to Social Security, vowing to do all he can to protect the financial safety net.

At a Louisville town hall, McGarvey committed to fight to protect Social Security and the financial safety net.

In The News | Media | Congressman Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky's 3rd District
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Roll Call 456 on H.R. 82 was for the Social Security Fairness Act. The motion to suspend the rules and pass had status Passed, 327 yea to 75 nay. McGarvey, Democratic, Kentucky, voted Yea.

McGarvey voted for final House passage of the Social Security Fairness Act, a concrete vote to increase/protect affected Social Security benefits during his first House term.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 456, H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act
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Public Law 118-273 amended title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. The law was approved January 5, 2025, and applied to monthly insurance benefits payable after December 2023.

The bill McGarvey supported became law and repealed two provisions that reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for affected public-sector and similar retirees.

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Public Law 118-273, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
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SSA says the Act was signed into law on January 5, 2025; ends WEP and GPO; and increases Social Security benefits for certain workers. SSA reported over 3.1 million payments totaling $17 billion to eligible beneficiaries as of July 7, 2025.

Official implementation records show the Social Security Fairness Act produced benefit increases and retroactive payments for millions of beneficiaries.

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Social Security Administration: Social Security Fairness Act WEP and GPO Update
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Roll Call 145 on H.R. 1 was on passage of the One Big Beautiful Act. The bill passed 215 yea, 214 nay, 1 present. McGarvey, Democratic, Kentucky, voted Nay.

McGarvey voted against the House-passed reconciliation bill later assessed as cutting or restricting parts of the health and income safety net, but the bill still passed the House.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 145, H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Act
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CBO estimated that provisions under H.R. 1 as passed by the House would increase the number of people without health insurance by 10.9 million in 2034, including 7.8 million from Medicaid provisions.

CBO’s official estimate shows the safety-net stakes of H.R. 1: McGarvey opposed it, but the legislation threatened Medicaid and health coverage protections.

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Congressional Budget Office: Estimated Effects on the Number of Uninsured People in 2034 From H.R. 1
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Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1 was on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed 218 Aye to 214 No. McGarvey, Democratic, Kentucky, voted No.

McGarvey again voted against final House approval of the reconciliation bill, but his opposition did not prevent enactment.

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Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H. R. 1 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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