Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act
Latest action · Nov 17, 2022 Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
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 25, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act
This bill allows future Members of the House of Representatives to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, an option currently available to Members of the House who began serving before September 30, 2003, and all Senators. In addition, it permits Members of Congress who opt out to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 25, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
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 25, 2021Markup May 25, 2022Reported Sep 12, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2022Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
- Sep 12, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper for Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-143.
- Sep 12, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 481.
- May 25, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 21, 2022S. 471, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 25, 2022
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 86 | Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 25, 2023 |
| S 439 | Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act | Reintroduction of | Dec 23, 2019 |
| HR 470 | Roadmap to Congressional Reform Act | Related bill | Mar 5, 2021 |
| HR 1359 | Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act | Identical bill | Feb 25, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2022Reported to Senate
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
