Senate passes Social Security Fairness Act | CNN Business

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The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill early Saturday to increase Social Security benefits for close to 3 million federal, state and local public sector workers, which includes firemen, policemen and teachers.

In the roll call vote, 76 senators voted in favor of the bill, and 20 senators voted against it.

If the legislation is signed into law by President Joe Biden, it would apply to all benefits payable after December 2023.

The Social Security Fairness Act — which already passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support in November —

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