LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019
Latest action · May 17, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019
This bill makes a series of changes to certain retirement and premium pay calculations for federal law enforcement officers (LEOs).
Specifically, the bill provides that for purposes of computing the annuity of an LEO under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, any premium pay earned by such LEO in excess of limitations imposed on such pay shall be included in the LEO's average pay, contingent on the payment of a specified lump sum by the LEO to the Office of Personnel Management. The bill allows for a nonrefundable tax credit with respect to such lump-sum payments.
The bill also makes postal inspectors eligible for availability pay (i.e., premium pay paid to LEOs who are criminal investigators).
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2019 to Dec 17, 2019; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | May 17, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 17, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 17, 2019 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | May 17, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 17, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | May 17, 2019 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 17, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 17, 2019 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 17, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2019Introduced in House
- May 17, 2019Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 165, no. 83, May 17, 2019, page H3962.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2294 | LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | May 2, 2017 |
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 provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Income tax credits
- Labor standards
- Law enforcement officers
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Personnel records
- U.S. Postal Service
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2019Introduced 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.
