# 114-hr-5037: District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

114-hr-5037, District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5037
- Congress: 114
- Title: District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2016-04-21
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services. The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 is amended to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6460: Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6423: Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6346: NO HATE Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6343: Farmers Markets for Food Deserts Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6318: Fair Pay for Presidential Protection Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5037 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5037)

## Related
- [114-hr-6460: Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6460)
- [114-hr-6423: Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6423)
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6346: NO HATE Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6346)
- [114-hr-6343: Farmers Markets for Food Deserts Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6343)
- [114-hr-6318: Fair Pay for Presidential Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6318)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5037 (as of 2025-11-18).