3.0.0 296 2019-11-15T21:09:03Z 2019-11-15T21:09:03Z House H HR 2013-01-15 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NUGENT:H.R. 296.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution asamended by the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. Thissection of the Constitution allows Congress to set their owncompensation so long as new representatives have beenelected.[Page H172]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-01-15T15:03:20Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2013-01-15T15:03:15Z 2013-01-15 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2013-01-15 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] Richard Nugent R FL B. 11 N Congress Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress Congress 00 2013-01-15 Introduced in House 2013-02-15T22:17:38Z Congress is Not a Career Act - Redefines "Member of Congress" under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) with respect to the exclusion from the meaning of "Member" of any Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress, who opts out of FERS, but only if he or she served as a Member before the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004. Repeals the requirement of service before enactment of such Act. (Thus, allows Members to opt out of FERS benefits regardless of when they have been elected.)

Amends the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Agency Contributions requirements to permit a Member of Congress to elect irrevocably, by written notice to the official by whom such Member is paid, not to receive TSP contributions.

]]> Congress is Not a Career Act Short Titles as Introduced Congress is Not a Career Act Display Title Congress is Not a Career Act Official Title as Introduced To allow Members of Congress to decline certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr296ih/xml/BILLS-113hr296ih.xml 2013-01-15 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. 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.