CONTRACT Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 17, 2022 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 24, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2021 or the CONTRACT Act of 2021
This bill exempts certain air traffic controllers from a required reduction in their retirement annuity payment on account of earnings from certain work performed while entitled to such annuity.
Under current law, retired Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers receive an annuity payment during the period between the mandatory retirement age of 56 and the Social Security minimum age of 62. Such annuity payment is required to be reduced by a certain percentage of any excess earnings during this period.
The bill exempts from such reduction in annuity payments an air traffic controller who participates in the Air Traffic Control Contract Program (a public-private partnership for air traffic control services) following mandatory retirement.
Cosponsors 76
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2021 to Nov 17, 2022; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 2, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 1, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Apr 22, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | May 7, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 7, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | May 12, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | May 13, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | May 18, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | May 18, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Nov 17, 2022 |
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 24, 2021Markup Nov 17, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 17, 2022Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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. 167, no. 35, February 24, 2021, page H617.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-54 | THE STATE OF GENERAL AVIATION107 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-5 | COVID-19'S EFFECTS ON U.S. AVIATION AND THE FLIGHTPATH TO RECOVERY133 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Mar 2, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 419 | CONTRACT Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Dec 15, 2022 |
| HR 5297 | CONTRACT Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Dec 4, 2019 |
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 a full annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CONTRACT Act of 2021
- Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
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