# 119-hr-4195: the Foreign Service Voluntary Early Retirement Authority Act of 2025

119-hr-4195, the Foreign Service Voluntary Early Retirement Authority Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4195
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4195
- Congress: 119
- Title: the Foreign Service Voluntary Early Retirement Authority Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-26
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a new voluntary early-retirement annuity path for Foreign Service personnel who are age 43 or older with at least 15 years of service.** The bill would let qualified employees separated during major workforce restructuring apply for an annuity computed the same way as current Foreign Service early retirement rules.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Early retirement option for Foreign Service staff: benefit, high. If enacted, some Foreign Service staff could retire early with a pension. You must be at least 43, have 15+ years of service, not already entitled to another Foreign Service annuity, and leave during a period the Office of Personnel Management says the agency is restructuring. You must apply and ge…

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4195 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4195)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4195 (as of 2026-04-21).