Federal Retirement Safety Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced
Summary
Allows the Office of Personnel Management to waive spousal consent for lump-sum federal retirement payments to protect survivors of domestic violence. The bill would add safety-first procedures and a limited self-certification option for applicants under the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System.
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- Federal employees and Members could receive a lump-sum credit without a spouse's consent if they show the spouse or former spouse committed a domestic violence crime and that asking for consent would risk their safety. The employee could self-certify that the misconduct occurred within the one-year period before their application.
- The Office of Personnel Management would get authority to write rules and create safety-preserving notice and consent procedures. It would have to issue regulations within one year of enactment and the law would take effect one year after enactment.
- When an applicable court order exists, OPM could pay the lump sum consistent with that order and must set procedures to obtain consent if a payment cannot follow the order.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Lump-sum payments for domestic violence survivors
If enacted, OPM would be able to waive spousal or former-spouse notice and, when needed to protect safety, pay lump-sum retirement credits without consent. You could establish the required showing by telling OPM the spouse committed a domestic violence crime (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 3561(b)) and that giving notice or getting consent would risk safety. You could self-certify in writing that the conduct happened within the one-year period before your application. OPM would have to issue rules within one year and set up safe procedures to get consent when court orders require it.
One-year delay for federal retirement rules
If enacted, the Act and its amendments would take effect one year after enactment. This would postpone when the new safety and notice rules for lump-sum retirement credits apply to federal employees and Members. The delay does not change benefit amounts or eligibility, it only delays the start date so OPM can write implementing rules.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
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