To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.
Latest action · Feb 10, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the total service of an employee who retires eligible for an annuity under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) (currently, an employee who retires on an immediate FERS annuity from the position of a registered nurse with the Veterans Health Administration), or who dies leaving a survivor entitled to benefits, to include the employee's days of unused sick leave for annuity computation purposes. Provides that those days will not be counted in determining average pay or annuity eligibility.
Cosponsors 88
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2009 to Oct 6, 2009; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Feb 10, 2009 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Feb 10, 2009 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Feb 10, 2009 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 10, 2009 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Feb 10, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Feb 10, 2009 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | Feb 10, 2009 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 25, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Feb 25, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Feb 25, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Feb 25, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Oct 6, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E235-236)
- Feb 10, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E235 | James P. Moran D-VA | Feb 10, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-36 | H.R. 2221, THE DATA ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROTECTION ACT, AND H.R. 1319, THE INFORMED P2P USER ACT176 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 5, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2009Introduced in House
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