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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. VAN DREW:H.R. 8835.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exemptwidows and widowers of veterans from the government pensionoffset.[Page H4152]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Families of Armed Forces Increased Relief Pensions Act or the FAIR Pensions Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill eliminates the government pension offset for widows and widowers of veterans and surviving spouses or divorced parents caring for the children of veterans. The government pension offset reduces Social Security benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive government pensions of their own.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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