Federal Retirement Fairness Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 159
- Latest action
- Jul 22, 2025
What it does
The Federal Retirement Fairness Act would amend title 5 of the United States Code to allow civilian service in temporary federal positions performed after December 31, 1988, to count as creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), which previously only counted such service if performed before January 1, 1989. The bill affects federal employees, including temporary workers at the U.S. Postal Service and Members of Congress, who served in temporary roles after 1988 and may now be eligible to make deposits to count that service toward retirement benefits. It requires the Office of Personnel Management to notify relevant agency officials and issue regulations to…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.