| Issue | Bill No. | Summary | Status |
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| Pay & Benefits | |||
| Restoring the Social Security COLA Act | HR 4429 | Authorizes an increase of $250 in Social Security, certain veterans, Civil Service Retirement (CSRS), and Federal Employees Retirement (FERS) benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment for that year. | Intro House1/13/2010 |
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Increase in Benefit Premiums |
n/a |
Passed by OPM, the following increases in Federal benefits will be effective for 2010 Health benefits – 8.8% increase Dental benefits – 4.2% increase Vision benefits – 2.4% |
Effective 2010 Open Enrollment: 11/9 – 12/14 |
| Domestic Partner Benefit Extension |
HR 2517 S 1102 |
Extend Federal benefits to domestic partners. Benefits to include, retirement, health, Family & Medical Leave and long-term care | Passed House 7.30.09 |
| U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act of 2009 | S1510 | Transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work for current members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to the United States Code. | Intro Senate 7.23.09 |
| Stable Future for Veteran’s Children Act | HR 3324 | Provide for the payment of monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the sole benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit Plan | Intro House 7.24.09 |
| Financial Services Appropriations Bill (2010 Salary Federal Employee Pay Increase) |
HR 3170 S 1432
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House and Senate approval on 2010 Federal Employee Pay Increase – FY
ending 9/30/2010
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Passed House 7.8.09 Passed Senate 7.9.09
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| Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 | HR 626 | Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. | Referred to Senate subcommittee 10/19/2009 |
| Public Safety Officer Family Health Benefits Act | HR 3162 | Provide Federal Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) coverage for survivors of public safety officers killed in the line of duty | Intro House 7.9.09 |
| Legislative enrollment in Federal Government Health Plan for those who vote in favor of public health insurance | HR 615 | Resolved that members who vote in favor of the establishment of a public, Federal Government run health insurance option are urged to forgo their right to participate in the FEHBP and agree to enroll under that public option | Intro House 7.8.09 |
| Federal Employee Child age requirement modification | HR 2978 | Amend Title 5, U.S. Code to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a “child” under the health benefits for Federal Employees (Complete text unavailable to date) | Intro House 6.19.09 |
| Reinvest in America’s Retirement Act of 2009 | HR 2814 | Immediately repeal the income limitation on conversions to Roth IRA’s; thereby amending effective date to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008 | Intro House 6.10.09 |
| Pay Parity for Federal Employees serving at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst | HR 2714 | Locality pay parity for Federal employees serving at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst shall be same as wage area, Ocean City, NJ | Intro House 6.4.09 |
| Social Security & Employee Retirement Income Security Amendment | S 960 | Provide access to Medicare benefits for individuals ages 55-65 and allow refundable and advanceable credit against income tax payments of premiums | Intro Senate 5.1.09 |
| Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act of 2009 | HR 2219 | Amend the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000 to permit certain annuitants of the retirement programs of the US park Police and US Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive the adjustments in pension benefits entitled as a result of the conversion of members to a new salary schedule | Intro House 4.30.09 |
| Survivor Benefit Plan - Disabled Dependent Annuity | HR 2059 | Amend Title 10 – Provide for the payment of monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplement or special needs trust established for the sole benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit Plan. | Intro House 4.23.09 |
| Transportation Security Workforce Act | HR 1881 | Extend traditional federal labor right protections to the TSA airport screeners; eliminate pay-per-performance system and incorporate into the General Schedule pay system | Intro
House 4.2.09 Up for vote
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| Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 | HR 1723 | To provide for a paid family & medical leave insurance program | Intro House 3.25.09 |
| Elect to Receive Reserve Retired Pay | HR 1688 | Amend Title 10, United States code to ensure that commissioned officers who serve in a reserve component of the Armed Forces are able to retire in the highest grade in which they have successfully served. Retroactive to January 1, 2008 | Intro House 3.24.09 |
| Reduction in Minimum Age for Military Retired Pay | HR 1695 | Amend Title 10, United States code to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55. | Intro House 3.24.09 |
| Military Personnel Income Tax Exclusion Act | HR 1624 | Exclude from the gross income of members of the uniformed services of the United States certain amounts of the military basic pay; to the extent that the rate of such pay does not exceed the highest rate payable for the E-1 pay grade | Intro House 3.19.09 |
| Amendment to Title 37 | HR 1592 | Proposed guarantee pay increase for members of the uniformed services for fiscal years 2011 2014 of one-half of one percentage point higher than the Employment Cost Index | Intro House 3.18.09 |
| Thrift Savings Fund Improvement Act | HR 1420 | Establishment of a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Fund | Intro House 3.10.09 |
| Survivor Benefit modification | S 535 | Repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veteran’s dependency & indemnity compensation | Intro Senate 3.5.09 |
| Public Servant Retirement Act of 2009 | HR 1221/S490 | Amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the windfall elimination provision & protect the retirement of public servants | Intro House & Senate 2.26.09 |
| Federal Civilian & Military Retiree Health Insurance Support | HR1203/S491 | Amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pre-tax basis & allow a deduction for TRICARE supplement premiums | Intro House & Senate 2.26.09 |
| Veterans’ Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2009 | S 404 | Expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs for emergency treatment received in a non-Department facility | Intro Senate 2.10.09 |
| FERS Redeposit Act | HR 828 | Allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for service covered by that refund by repaying the amount received, with interest | Intro House 2.3.09 |
| Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act | HR 775 | Repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation | Intro House 1.29.09 |
| Social Security & Medicare Solvency Commission Act | S 276 | Conduct comprehensive review of Social Security & Medicare program in regard to long-term financial condition; identify problems and analyze solutions to maintain long-term solvency | Intro Senate 1.16.09 |
| Congressional Pay | HR 566 | Deny congressional pay increase during & year after country runs under a deficit | Intro House 1.15.09 |
| Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2009 | HR 370 | Extend comparable pay adjustments to members of Foreign Service assigned to posts abroad & amend provisions to the death gratuity payable to surviving dependents | Intro House 1.9.09 |
| Employer Credit | HR 433 | Employer credit of 50% for compensation paid to employees while serving on active duty in the Ready Reserve and National Guard; and for compensation paid to temporary replacement employees | Intro House 1.9.09 |
| Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act | HR 333 | Permit retired members of Armed Forces to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay & disability compensation; eliminate phase-in period & extend eligibility | Intro House 1.8.09 |
| Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 | HR 235 | Repeal (1) government pension offset requirements applicable to husband’s and wife’s insurance benefits, widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits, and mother’s and father’s insurance benefits with respect to OASDI title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) payments and (2) windfall elimination requirements with respect to computation of an individual’s primary insurance account for months after December 2009 | Intro House 1.7.09 |
| Congressional Pay |
HR 282 S 102 HR 156
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Prevent members of Congress from receiving automatic pay adjustments in 2010. Pay will be under General Schedule | Intro House & Senate 1.7.09 |
| Social Security & Medicare Reform | HR 107 | Employers shall establish and maintain a personal Social Security account under a payroll deduction plan for each participating employee in a Social Security mutual fund designated by the individual. Establishes in the Treasury the Social Security Escrow Fund and provides for investment of its holdings | Referred to multiple House committees on 1.6.09 |
| Unemployment Benefit | HR 155 | Suspension of Federal Income taxes on unemployment benefits beginning after 12/31/08 and before 1/11/2011 | House Ways and Means 1.6.09 |