Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2017 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 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
This bill expands the definition of "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 whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted criminals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns; (3) U.S. Postal Inspection Service employees; (4) Department of Veterans Affairs police officers; and (5) certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who are seized-property specialists with duties relating to custody, management, and disposition of seized and forfeited property.
The bill deems service performed by an incumbent law enforcement officer on or after the enactment date of this bill to be service performed as a law enforcement officer for retirement purposes. The past service of such incumbents shall be treated as service performed by a law enforcement officer for retirement purposes only if a written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within five years after the enactment of this bill or before separation from government service, whichever is earlier. An incumbent who makes an election before the enactment of this bill may pay a deposit into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to cover prior service.
A law enforcement officer shall not be subject to mandatory separation during the three-year period beginning on the enactment of this bill.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2017 to Oct 16, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Mar 28, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 3, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | May 3, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | May 16, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 16, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 16, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 18, 2017 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 13, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Sep 13, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Sep 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 13, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Sep 14, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 26, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Sep 26, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 11, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Oct 11, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Nov 9, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Nov 9, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Oct 16, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Oct 16, 2018 |
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 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2017Referred 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. 163, no. 21, February 7, 2017, page H1086.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 424 | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act | Related bill | Feb 16, 2017 |
| HR 1195 | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 13, 2019 |
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
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Law enforcement officers
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 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.
