Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
Latest action · May 12, 2015 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.
- IntroducedMay 12, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals and who are authorized to carry a firearm, (2) such employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns, (3) an employee of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and (4) an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is a department police officer.
Requires such service that is performed by an incumbent law enforcement officer: (1) on or after enactment of this Act to be treated for all purposes other than retirement as service performed as a law enforcement officer; and (2) before enactment of this Act to be treated for federal retirement purposes as service performed as such an officer only if a written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within five years after enactment of this Act or before separation from government service, whichever is earlier. Allows an incumbent who makes an election to be treated as a law enforcement officer to pay a deposit into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to cover prior service.
Provides that nothing under current law respecting mandatory separation from government service under CSRS or FERS shall cause the mandatory separation of an officer during the three-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 2, 2015 to Jul 18, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Mar 23, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 24, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 21, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Jul 18, 2016 |
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 May 12, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2015Introduced in House
- May 12, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 72, May 12, 2015, page H2878.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2946 | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act | Related bill | May 18, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Law enforcement officers
- Postal service
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
