First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
Latest action · Feb 14, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act of 2019 or the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
This bill allows disabled federal first responders (e.g., law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, and firefighters) to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled.
Under current law, federal first responders are subject to a mandatory retirement age of 57. To facilitate this earlier retirement, federal first responders are required to pay a greater percentage of their salary towards retirement. Additionally, their annuity amount is calculated at a higher rate than other federal employees.
This bill allows a federal first responder to remain in the accelerated retirement system if they are placed in another civil service position outside of that system after returning to work from a work-related injury or illness. Further, if such an employee is separated from service before they are entitled to receive an annuity, they may receive a refund of their accelerated contributions.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Apr 30, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1256 | First Responder Fair RETIRE Act | Related bill | Feb 14, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
- First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Congressional officers and employees
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disability and paralysis
- Employee hiring
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Law enforcement officers
- Supreme Court
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
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