EPIC Act
Latest action · Jan 5, 2017 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
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.
- IntroducedJan 5, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Pensions in Congress Act or the EPIC Act
This bill amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress, except the Vice President, from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage.
The bill prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
Nothing in this bill shall: (1) be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under CSRS or FERS for any Member covering any period before enactment of this bill; or (2) affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise applicable law.
Members covered by such exclusion, within 90 days after enactment of this bill, may elect to remain subject to CSRS or FERS, as the case may be.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 5, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Original | Jan 5, 2017 |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Original | Jan 5, 2017 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | Jan 5, 2017 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Jan 5, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 5, 2017 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2017Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
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. 163, no. 3, January 5, 2017, page H183.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 145 | CLEAN Act | Related bill | Jan 23, 2017 |
| HR 584 | EPIC Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 28, 2015 |
| HR 1935 | Congressional Pension Reform Act | Related bill | Apr 5, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of certain retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- EPIC Act
- End Pensions in Congress Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2017Introduced 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.
