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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONNOLLY:H.R. 521.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H250]
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S. Rept. 117-173

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Became Public Law No: 117-225.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6802; text: CR S6802)
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-173.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-173.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 301). (text: CR H5955-5957)
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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 521.
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Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, 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.
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2022-05-10
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2022-07-01
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2022-07-07
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2022-07-12
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CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 521, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58295
As ordered Reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on May 11, 2022
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H.R. 521, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58513
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 3, 2022
- Public Law
117-225
Government Operations and Politics
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Congressional officers and employees
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disability and paralysis
- Employee hiring
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Law enforcement officers
- Supreme Court
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
Government Operations and Politics
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2021-01-28
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2021-05-17T17:56:40Z
First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act of 2021 or the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
This bill allows disabled federal first responders (e.g., law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, and firefighters) to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled.
Under current law, federal first responders are subject to a mandatory retirement age of 57. To facilitate this earlier retirement, federal first responders are required to pay a greater percentage of their salary towards retirement. Additionally, their annuity amount is calculated at a higher rate than other federal employees.
This bill allows a federal first responder to remain in the accelerated retirement system if they are placed in another civil service position outside of that system after returning to work from a work-related injury or illness. Further, if such an employee is separated from service before they are entitled to receive an annuity, they may receive a refund of their accelerated contributions.
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First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act or the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
This act allows disabled federal first responders (e.g., law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, and firefighters) to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled.
Under current law, federal first responders are subject to a mandatory retirement age of 57. To facilitate this earlier retirement, federal first responders are required to pay a greater percentage of their salary towards retirement. Additionally, their annuity amount is calculated at a higher rate than other federal employees.
This act allows a federal first responder to remain in the accelerated retirement system if they are placed in another civil service position outside of that system after returning to work from a work-related injury or illness. Further, if such an employee is separated from service before they are entitled to receive an annuity, they may receive a refund of their accelerated contributions.

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To permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled.
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  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr521enr/xml/BILLS-117hr521enr.xml
- Reported to Senate
2022-09-28T04:00:00Z
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- Referred in Senate
2022-07-13T04:00:00Z
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- Engrossed in House
2022-07-12T04:00:00Z
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- Introduced in House
2021-01-28T05:00:00Z
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Became Public Law No: 117-225.
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