The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates a pair of decades-old provisions that limit payments to public sector retirees.

For decades, Americans have seen lower Social Security checks if they fall into the circumstances under the WEP and GPO.

President Joe Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, putting additional strain on the program’s finances. The law itself will repeal 1983’s Windfall Elimination Provision and eliminate the Government Pension Offset,