To allow Foreign Service and other executive agency employees to designate beneficiaries of their death benefits.
Latest action · Nov 20, 2014 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit employees of the Foreign Service and other executive branch employees to designate beneficiaries of their death benefits.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 25, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jul 25, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 20, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 25, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2014Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2014Introduced in House
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