3.0.0 1804 2022-02-03T06:08:28Z 2022-02-03T06:08:28Z House H HR 2009-03-31 111 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-27T13:29:13Z Referred to 2009-03-31T14:32:42Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-03-31T14:32:41Z CSRS Retirement Repayment Technical Correction Act of 2009 111 1164 HR 2009-02-24 Referred to House Administration Related bill CRS Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 111 1263 HR 2009-03-03 Referred to House Ways and Means Related bill CRS Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. 111 307 HRES 2009-04-01 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 19:25:11 Procedurally-related House 2009-04-27 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2009-04-02 12:07:55 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 307, H.R. 1804 is laid on the table. (consideration: CR H4310) Floor H1B000 2 House floor actions 2009-04-01 12:53:29 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2009-04-01 12:53:28 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4268-4271) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2009-04-01 12:53:28 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4268-4271) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-01 12:16:45 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1804. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2009-04-01 12:16:44 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4268-4275) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2009-04-01 12:16:43 Mr. Towns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2009-03-31 Referred to House Armed Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2009-03-31 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-31 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 N S000465 Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] IKE SKELTON D MO 4 2009-03-31 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2009-03-31 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 2009-03-31 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2009-03-31 True H.R.1256 https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1256 Government Operations and Politics District of Columbia Employee benefits and pensions Employee leave Financial services and investments Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Interest, dividends, interest rates Military personnel and dependents Temporary and part-time employment Veterans' pensions and compensation Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-03-31 Introduced in House 2009-04-15T19:01:45Z Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 - Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009 - Requires the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to provide for: (1) automatic enrollment in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) at a specified default percentage (between 2% and 5%) of basic pay of anyone appointed, transferred, or reappointed to a position in which that individual is eligible to contribute to TSP; (2) the inclusion in TSP of a qualified Roth contribution program; and (3) the addition of a self-directed investment window under TSP, if it would be in the best interests of participants, limited to low-cost, passively-managed index funds that offer diversification.

Requires the total service of an employee who retires eligible for an annuity under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), or who dies leaving a survivor entitled to benefits, to include the employee's days of unused sick leave for annuity computation purposes.

Exempts: (1) repayments of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) refunds made between October 1, 1990, and February 28, 1991, from the requirement that they include interest in order to receive retirement credit for the service covered; and (2) a federal employee's part-time service performed before April 7, 1986, from proration requirements for purposes of annuity computation under CSRS.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the cost, and the effect on recruitment and retention, of providing a matching payment for TSP contributions by members of the Armed Forces.

Authorizes the repayment of refunds of retirement deductions under FERS in order to receive retirement credit for the service covered.

Entitles any individual who is treated as a federal employee under CSRS or FERS to have certain qualifying District of Columbia service included in calculating that individual's creditable federal service for specified purposes, including annuity eligibility.

Increases the monthly indemnity allowance for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces affected by the required survivor benefit plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity compensation.


]]> 81 2009-04-01 Passed House without amendment 2009-06-03T13:42:05Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Federal Employees Retirement - Subtitle A: Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement - Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 102) Requires the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to provide for: (1) automatic enrollment in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) at a specified default percentage (between 2% and 5%) of basic pay of anyone appointed, transferred, or reappointed to a position in which that individual is eligible to contribute to TSP; (2) the inclusion in TSP of a qualified Roth contribution program; and (3) the addition of a self-directed investment window under TSP, if it would be in the best interests of participants, limited to low-cost, passively-managed index funds that offer diversification.

Authorizes the Secretary concerned, for members of the Armed Forces, to: (1) provide for delayed automatic enrollment; or (2) preclude or suspend the application of automatic enrollment.

(Sec. 105) Directs the Board, by June 30 of each year, to submit to Congress an annual report on TSP operations and make a copy available to the public through an Internet website. Requires the Board to include in periodic statements provided to participants the amount of fees or expenses paid with respect to each TSP investment fund and option.

(Sec. 106) Requires acknowledgement of risk by investors in investment funds or options, other than the Government Securities Investment Fund.

Subtitle B: Other Retirement-Related Provisions - (Sec. 111) Requires the total service of an employee who retires eligible for an annuity under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) or who dies leaving a survivor entitled to benefits to include the employee's days of unused sick leave for annuity computation purposes (as is currently the case for employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System [CSRS]).

(Sec. 112) Exempts: (1) repayments of CSRS refunds made between October 1, 1990, and February 28, 1991, from the requirement that they include interest in order to receive retirement credit for the service covered; and (2) a federal employee's part-time service performed before April 7, 1986, from proration requirements for purposes of annuity computation under CSRS.

(Sec. 114) Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the cost, and the effect on recruitment and retention, of providing a matching payment for TSP contributions by members of the Armed Forces.

(Sec. 115) Authorizes the repayment of refunds of retirement deductions under FERS in order to receive retirement credit for the service covered.

(Sec. 116) Entitles any individual who is treated as a federal employee under CSRS or FERS to have certain qualifying District of Columbia service included in calculating that individual's creditable federal service for specified purposes, including annuity eligibility.

Title II: Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance for Surviving Spouses of Armed Forces Members - (Sec. 201) Increases the monthly indemnity allowance for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces affected by the required survivor benefit plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity compensation.

]]> Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 Short Titles as Passed House Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 H House Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009 H House Display Title Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1804ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1804ih.xml 2009-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.