and Government Pension Offset (GPO). Those measures reduced or prevented Social Security benefits for more than 3.2 million people with a pension and whose past work wasn't subject to Social ...

This resumption includes the enforcement of the Treasury Offset Program, which allows for the garnishment of federal payments, including Social Security benefits, to recover defaulted debts.

The Windfall Elimination Provision impacted someone’s own Social Security benefits. The Government Pension Offset was a law that impacted the ability to receive spousal, ex-spousal or survivor ...