Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
Sponsored By: Representative Garbarino
Introduced
Summary
Expands who counts as a federal law enforcement officer for retirement under FERS and CSRS. The bill would add five job categories and create rules for current incumbents to get law enforcement retirement treatment and buy back prior service.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More officers get early retirement
This bill would widen who counts as a law‑enforcement officer for federal retirement. It would cover investigators with firearm authority, certain IRS collectors, Postal Inspection Service staff, VA police, and CBP seized‑property specialists. New appointees after enactment would be covered, and current employees could be covered as the bill allows. If enacted, this status could let you retire earlier and boost your pension compared with standard federal retirement.
Buy credit for past service
If enacted, current officers could elect to count past time as law‑enforcement service. You would need to file by the earlier of 5 years after enactment or the day before you leave your job. You could owe a deposit equal to the difference in employee deductions for those years, plus interest. If you do not pay it all, your pension would be reduced to cover the unpaid amount. Your agency would pay its share over 10 years. Service after enactment would count automatically. OPM would issue rules, including for survivor cases. Reemployed annuitants would not use this election.
Three-year pause on forced retirement
If passed, covered officers would not face mandatory separation for three years starting on enactment. You could keep working, earning pay, and adding to your pension during that window.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Garbarino
NY • R
Cosponsors
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Gooden
TX • R
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Houlahan
PA • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Hoyle (OR)
OR • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Perez
WA • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Vasquez
NM • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Sherrill
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Smith (NJ)
NJ • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Frankel, Lois
FL • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Lawler
NY • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Pappas
NH • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Salinas
OR • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Kiggans (VA)
VA • R
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Cuellar
TX • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Tokuda
HI • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Malliotakis
NY • R
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Landsman
OH • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Gonzales, Tony
TX • R
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Gillen
NY • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Garcia (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Min
CA • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Deluzio
PA • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Meuser
PA • R
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Stanton
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Elfreth
MD • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Van Orden
WI • R
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Tran
CA • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Barr
KY • R
Sponsored 3/16/2026
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 4/6/2026
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