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Main Subject: Government Operations and Politics

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.

S531-116, HR8406-116, S4800-116,

Categories

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 Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Law enforcement officers Supreme Court Diplomacy foreign officials Americans abroad Government employee pay benefits personnel management Intelligence activities surveillance classified information Government Operations and Politics

House floor actions Actions

IntroReferral

Feb. 14
2019

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, 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.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Feb. 14 2019	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House bill HR1256-116

First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

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