HR1522119th CongressWALLET

Federal Retirement Fairness Act

Sponsored By: Representative Connolly

Introduced

Summary

Lets temporary civilian federal service performed after Dec. 31, 1988 count toward Federal Employees Retirement System benefits. This removes a decades‑old cutoff so later temporary service can be treated as creditable service for retirement purposes.

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  • Temporary federal employees, including temporary U.S. Postal Service employees, would be able to count service performed on or after Jan 1, 1989 toward FERS if they make the required deposit.
  • Individuals identified as "Members" in the retirement code would also be eligible to credit post‑1988 temporary service toward retirement.
  • The Office of Personnel Management would have to notify agency Chief Human Capital Officers and issue regulations so agencies can inform eligible employees and accept deposit requests.

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Count temporary federal work toward pension

If enacted, this bill would let you count temporary federal work done after December 31, 1988 toward your federal pension. This would apply to current federal employees and Members of Congress, including temporary Postal Service workers. You could make a deposit to have that time counted under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). OPM would notify agencies to alert eligible workers and would write rules to carry this out. It would apply to people who are employees or Members on or after the date of enactment.

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