The legislation cleared the House of Representatives and has enough votes to pass the Senate if brought to a vote, supporters say.

“Here we go… The Republicans in the House introduced a bill yesterday to reduce Social Security payments to anyone receiving a military pension,” reads one post. “Ummm, so House Republicans just laid a bill on the table to reduce social security payments for Americans who receive a pension or disability benefit from an employer,” says another.

The House is expected to try to pass a Social Security-related bill this week to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions, despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to derail the effort.

A Social Security-related bill with bipartisan support would expand benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions.

Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves' bill would eliminate the Social Security penalty for 2.8 million government retirees, including 90,000 in Louisiana.

The bill, which still must clear the Senate amid a time crunch, could raise Social Security benefits for tens of thousands of people in CT.

A bipartisan bill called the Social Security Fairness Act has the approval necessary to reverse two provisions lowering benefits.