PENSIONS

Amendments

Investments: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S166, S193, S197 [22JA], S219 [23JA], S235, S253, S256, S257, S258, S259, S260, S261 [26JA], S275, S278, S289, S290 [27JA], S296 [28JA]

Securities: permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (H.R. 1533), S10270, S10278 [1OC], H9024 [8OC]

Taxation: waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), S11317 [11OC]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), H9027 [8OC]

Analyses

Social Security COLA Protection Act (S. 2754), S8741 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3108, Pension Funding Equity Act, S1401 [12FE], H835 [4MR]

Social Security Advisory Board, H9689 [16NO]

Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission, S61 [21JA], H5405 [9JY]

Articles and editorials

Army Reserve Chief Fears Retention Crisis, S3576 [1AP]

Pension Perniciousness, S234 [26JA], S267 [27JA]

Reservists Under Economic Fire, S3578 [1AP]

Survivor Benefit Plan Needs Reform, S2587 [10MR], S7091 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: authorize a ``child only'' annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan when there is a surviving spouse of members who died on active duty during a certain time period (see H.R. 3792), H434 [10FE]

———expand and improve retired pay, burial, education, and other mobilization benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who are called or ordered to active duty (see S. 2274), S3567 [1AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 2152), S1999 [2MR] (see H.R. 4599), H4286 [16JN]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see S. 2035), S320 [28JA]

Benefits: limit availability under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 5292), H9047 [8OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment on ensuring certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget (see H.J. Res. 88), H244 [28JA]

Business and industry: require advance disclosure to shareholders of certain executive pension plans (see H.R. 5313), H9048 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see S. 2601), S7435 [24JN] (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3947), H1071 [11MR]

———extend eligibility for pension benefits to veterans who received an expeditionary medal during a period of military service other than a period of war (see H.R. 4764), H5195 [6JY]

———extend eligibility for pension benefits to veterans who served during certain periods of time in specified locations (see H.R. 4763), H5195 [6JY]

District of Columbia: improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (see H.R. 4657), H4893 [23JN]

Employment: clarify status of certain employee benefit plans (see S. 2928), S10703 [7OC]

Federal employees: allow to make, modify, and terminate contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund at any time (see S. 2479), S6087 [21MY]

———eliminate provisions limiting certain election opportunities available to individuals participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4324), H2814 [11MY]

———provide Federal retirement benefits for U.S. citizen employees of Air America, Inc., its subsidiary Air Asia Co., Ltd., or the Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport, Inc. (see S. 2367), S4692 [29AP]

Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

Investments: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (see S. 2282), S3631 [5AP]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate and establish a commission on defined benefit plans (see S. 2005), S52 [20JA]

———clarify the status of certain retirement plans and the organizations which maintain the plans (see S. 2589), S7435 [24JN]

———protect retirement security of workers by ensuring assets are adequately diversified and providing workers with access to information about their plans (see S. 2424), S5499 [14MY]

———provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Investment Program (see H.R. 4895), H6700 [22JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see S. 2612), S7749 [7JY]

———extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private colleges and universities and rail carriers that apply to State and local public safety officers (see S. 2168), S2223 [4MR]

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 4378), H3229 [18MY]

Native Americans: regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and local governments relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see S. 2831), S9525 [22SE]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 3821), H574 [24FE]

———allow waiver of old-age insurance benefits, provide tax deduction for waived benefits, and ensure that certain Trust Fund investments bear interest at prevailing private sector rate (see H.R. 3877), H752 [2MR]

———authorize payments under Federal retirement systems to trusts set up for disabled dependents of Federal employees (see S. 2418), S5472 [13MY]

———eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and requirement for reconsideration between benefit entitlement decision and hearing (see H.R. 4894), H6700 [22JY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 2754), S8688 [22JY] (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H4927 (see H.R. 4701), H5071 [24JN]

———provide modest adjustments necessary to restore the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program to long-term actuarial balance (see H.R. 5179), H7863 [29SE]

———reform by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program (see S. 2782), S9032 [9SE] (see H.R. 4851), H5982 [19JY]

———reject privatization proposals (see S. Res. 432), S9525 [22SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 594), consideration (see H. Res. 523), H515 [11FE]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 2455), S5949 [20MY] (see H.R. 4391), H3390 [19MY]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: make technical changes and resolve certain issues beneficial to coal miners (see H.R. 4529), H3872 [9JN] (see H.R. 4549), H3963 [14JN]

———make technical changes and resolve certain issues beneficial to coal miners (H.R. 4529), consideration (see H. Res. 672), H3963 [14JN]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see S. 2316), S4024 [8AP]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 2502), S6451 [3JN] (see H.R. 4109), H2018 [1AP]

———allow State government employers to contribute to section 403(b) pension plans (see H.R. 3718), H88 [21JA]

———assist families to save and invest by modifying the saver's credit that matches retirement savings of low-income families (see S. 2303), S4024 [8AP] (see H.R. 5233), H8408 [6OC]

———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 5298), H9047 [8OC]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 2384), S4910 [5MY] (see H.R. 4149), H2152 [2AP]

———provide for retirement savings accounts (see H.R. 4714), H5149 [25JN]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5397, 5398), H10078 [19NO]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see S. 2918), S10702 [7OC] (see H.R. 4502), H3780 [3JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3868), H752 [2MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 4488), H3719 [2JN]

———treatment of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see S. 3029), S11897 [7DE]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see S. 2375), S4767 [3MY] (see S. 2474), S6087 [21MY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see S. 2177), S2440 [9MR]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2483), S6274 [1JN] (see H.R. 4175), H2198 [20AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), consideration (see H. Res. 584), H1740 [30MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 3730), H127 [27JA] (see H.R. 3738), H243 [28JA]

———revise effective date for payment of lump sums to certain persons awarded the Medal of Honor who are in receipt of special pensions (see H.R. 4870), H6127 [20JY]

YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (see H.R. 5365), H9745 [16NO]

Conference reports

Pension Funding Equity Act (H.R. 3108), H1997-H2014 [1AP]

Descriptions

Monthly Cost and Amount of Survivor Annuity: Dept. of Defense, S7090 [21JN]

Forms

IRS income tax simple form 1040S for senior citizens, H3650 [2JN]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on ensuring certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget: George A. Smith, TREA Senior Citizens League, E477 [30MR]

Medicare Early Access Act: Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, E827 [12MY]

Pension Funding Equity Act: Elaine L. Chao, John W. Snow and Donald L. Evans, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., S233 [26JA]

Prohibit Dept. of the Treasury funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion: Michael Naylor, AARP, H7271 [21SE]

YMCA retirement fund tax status clarification: Representative Boehner, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H10043 [19NO]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10044 [19NO]

Lists

Military benefits proposals, H2223 [21AP]

Organizations supporting the multiemployer pension plan provisions of H.R. 3108, Pension Funding Equity Act, S3977 [8AP]

Motions

Investments: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S271 [27JA]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, H2131 [2AP]

Taxation: waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), H2217 [21AP]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: ensure receipt of quality medical care and adequate action relative to medical issues, H711 [2MR]

Benefits: limit availability under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (H.R. 5292), E1892 [11OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment on ensuring certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget (H.J. Res. 88), E477 [30MR]

Business and industry: require advance disclosure to shareholders of certain executive pension plans (H.R. 5313), E1926 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order, H3273 [19MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent use of retirement trust funds in order to circumvent the statutory debt limit, H7253, H7280-H7282 [21SE]

———prohibit funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion, H7132 [14SE], H7269-H7274 [21SE]

District of Columbia: improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (H.R. 4657), H7705-H7707 [28SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H7035 [13SE]

ERISA: amortization hiatus for the 20 percent of multiemployer pension plans with the largest net investment losses, H2124-H2132 [2AP]

———provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, H2123-H2132 [2AP]

Federal employees: eliminate provisions limiting certain election opportunities available to individuals participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 4324), H10033, H10034 [19NO], E2045 [18NO]

Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (H.R. 4357), E826 [12MY], E843 [14MY]

Investments: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), H835 [4MR], H1234 [18MR], E103 [3FE]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, H2123-H2132 [2AP]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H2037 [1AP]

Medicare: increase in premiums, H6716, H6732 [7SE], H7038, H7041-H7044 [13SE], H7185, H7187 [14SE], H7219 [15SE], H7253, H7305 [21SE], H7332 [22SE], H7547 [23SE], H7718-H7724 [28SE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: prohibit funding enforcing ERISA provisions that avoid disclosing to workers and retirees the status of their pension plan, H6852-H6855 [8SE]

Schuylkill County, PA: anniversary of National Association of Retired Federal Employees chapter 0413, E1593 [10SE]

Securities: permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (H.R. 1533), H9024 [8OC]

Social Security: benefits, H2717 [6MY], H3176-H3180 [18MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 4910), H6689 [22JY]

———provide for personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual control over retirement income, protect surpluses, and reform certain benefits (H.R. 3055), H1736 [30MR], H2719 [6MY], H3176-H3180 [18MY], H3589-H3593 [1JN], H6885-H6889 [8SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H438-H443, H458-H464 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 594), E737 [4MY]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: make technical changes and resolve certain issues beneficial to coal miners (H.R. 4529), consideration (H. Res. 672), H3968-H3973 [15JN]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (H.R. 4109), H3648-H3654 [2JN]

———assist families to save and invest by modifying the saver's credit that matches retirement savings of low-income families (H.R. 5233), E1819 [7OC]

———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (H.R. 5298), E1933 [11OC]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (H.R. 4502), E1029 [4JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 434), H709 [2MR]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, H463 [11FE]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), H2217-H2223, H2235 [21AP], E617, E624 [22AP], E653 [27AP]

Texas: collection of spousal and retirement benefits by individuals in the Texas Teacher Retirement System, E182 [12FE]

United Airlines, Inc.: plan to reduce retiree health benefits, H437 [11FE]

Veterans: health care, disability compensation, and retirement pay funding, H834 [4MR]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), H6078-H6080 [20JY], E571 [20AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), Senate amendment, H9027 [8OC]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, H1428 [24MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan, H3268, H3279 [19MY], H3449, H3500, H3521 [20MY], E1014 [2JN], E1024 [3JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), H2230 [21AP], H2411 [28AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), consideration (H. Res. 584), H2768 [11MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H834, H844 [4MR], H4884, H4885 [23JN], E305 [4MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H1197 [17MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 3730), H672 [26FE]

YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (H.R. 5365), H10042-H10044 [19NO]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: expand and improve retired pay, burial, education, and other mobilization benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who are called or ordered to active duty (S. 2274), S3575-S3579 [1AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S6700 [14JN], S7205-S7207 [23JN]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (S. 2035), S293, S322 [28JA]

Business and industry: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers and the steel industry, S157-S162, S165 [22JA], S209 [23JA], S266-S268, S271 [27JA], S294, S297, S298 [28JA]

———restrict employers that choose alternative deficit reduction contributions from applying for a funding waiver, S235-S237 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (S. 2601), S7479 [24JN]

District of Columbia: improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (H.R. 4657), S12027 [8DE]

ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status and suspend amortization of experience losses of multiemployer pension plans, S157-S159, S165 [22JA], S298 [28JA]

———provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, S3968-S3989, S3995, S3996 [8AP]

Federal employees: allow to make, modify, and terminate contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund at any time (S. 2479), S6105, S6106 [21MY], S8400 [16JY]

———eliminate provisions limiting certain election opportunities available to individuals participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 4324), S11874 [7DE]

Investments: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S157-S168 [22JA], S208, S212-S214 [23JA], S226-S237, S241 [26JA], S266-S278 [27JA], S294-S304 [28JA], S550, S551 [4FE], S1401 [12FE], S1450 [23FE]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, S3738, S3773 [6AP], S3871, S3957 [7AP], S3968-S3989, S3991, S3995, S3996 [8AP], S4155 [20AP], S5223 [11MY]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3910 [7AP]

———clarify the status of certain retirement plans and the organizations which maintain the plans (S. 2589), S8140 [14JY], S8268 [15JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (S. 2612), S7751 [7JY]

———extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private colleges and universities and rail carriers that apply to State and local public safety officers (S. 2168), S2230 [4MR]

Legislative program, S206 [23JA]

Medicare: increase in premiums, S9158 [14SE], S9409-S9411 [21SE], S9541 [23SE]

Native Americans: regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and local governments relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (S. 2831), S9533 [22SE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: limit liability relative to special funding requirements for certain maintained pension plans, S166-S168 [22JA], S208 [23JA], S270-S272 [27JA]

Securities: permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (H.R. 1533), S10278 [1OC]

Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (S. 2754), S8739-S8743 [22JY]

———reject privatization proposals (S. Res. 432), S9534 [22SE]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (S. 2316), S4053 [8AP]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (S. 2502), S6456 [3JN]

———assist families to save and invest by modifying the saver's credit that matches retirement savings of low-income families (S. 2303), S4026 [8AP]

———improve portability of retirement savings and expand pension coverage and savings opportunities (S. 1912), S298 [28JA]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (S. 2384), S4915 [5MY]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (S. 2918), S10713 [7OC]

———treatment of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (S. 3029), S11898-S11900 [7DE]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to certain unemployed individuals, S2586 [10MR]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), S11222 [11OC]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), unanimous-consent agreement, S11068 [10OC]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (S. 2375), S4769 [3MY]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (S. 2474), S6093 [21MY]

U.S. Airways, Inc.: pension plan restructuring, S241 [26JA], S295-S297 [28JA]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (S. 2177), S2441 [9MR]

———eliminate phase-in period for concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits for the severely disabled, S7040-S7042 [18JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2483), S6279 [1JN], S10458, S10459 [5OC]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan, S7090-S7092 [21JN], S7270 [23JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan, S2586 [10MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (S. 1916), S2538 [10MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S1901 [1MR], S7161 [22JN]

YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (H.R. 5365), S11621 [19NO], S11863 [7DE]

Reports filed

Allow Federal Civilian and Military Retirees To Pay Health Insurance Premiums on a Pretax Basis and Allow a Tax Deduction for TRICARE Supplemental Premiums: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 108-585), H5330 [7JY]

National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2424) (S. Rept. 108-266), S5499 [14MY]

Pension Funding Equity Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3108) (H. Rept. 108-457), H2018 [1AP]

Pension Stability Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2005) (S. Rept. 108-221), S52 [20JA]

Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2479) (S. Rept. 108-290), S7518 [25JN]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4175) (H. Rept. 108-524), H3779 [3JN]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2483) (S. Rept. 108-351), S9386 [20SE]

Statements

Pension Funding Equity Act: Executive Office of the President, S233 [26JA]

Summaries

Medicare Early Access Act (H.R. 4357), E827 [12MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 672, consideration of H.R. 4529, Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act, H3968 [15JN]

H.R. 1779, Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act, H2217 [21AP]

H.R. 3108, Pension Funding Equity Act, S299-S303 [28JA]

H.R. 4109, Simple Tax for Seniors Act, H3649 [2JN]

H.R. 4175, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H6078 [20JY], H9027 [8OC]

H.R. 4324, Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act, H10033 [19NO]

H.R. 4657, District of Columbia Retirement Protection Improvement Act, H7705 [28SE]

H.R. 5365, clarify YMCA retirement fund tax status, H10042 [19NO]

S. 2168, Equity in Law Enforcement Act, S2231 [4MR]

S. 2177, Military Survivors' Fairness Act, S2442 [9MR]

S. 2303, Better Future for American Families Act, S4026 [8AP]

S. 2384, permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program, S4915 [5MY]

S. 2418, authorize Social Security payments under Federal retirement systems to trusts set up for disabled dependents of Federal employees, S5474 [13MY]

S. 2455, Public Servant Retirement Protection Act, S5954 [20MY]

S. 2474, Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act, S6093 [21MY]

S. 2479, Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act, S8400 [16JY]

S. 2483, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S6279 [1JN]

S. 2502, Simple Tax for Seniors Act, S6456 [3JN]

S. 2601, direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order, S7480 [24JN]

S. 2612, Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act, S7752 [7JY]

S. 2754, Social Security COLA Protection Act, S8740 [22JY]

S. 2831, Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act, S9533 [22SE]

S. 3029, Retirement Security for Life Act, S11898 [7DE]

S. Res. 432, reject Social Security privatization proposals, S9534 [22SE]