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.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Connolly
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
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Budzinski
IL • D
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Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Sherrill
NJ • D
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Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
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Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Davis (NC)
NC • D
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Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
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Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
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DelBene
WA • D
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Mrvan
IN • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
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Costa
CA • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
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Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
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Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
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Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
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Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
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McBath
GA • D
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Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Bishop
GA • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Goldman (TX)
TX • R
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
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Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
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Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
MO • R
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Schrier
WA • D
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Friedman
CA • D
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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Randall
WA • D
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Van Drew
NJ • R
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Langworthy
NY • R
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Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Neal
MA • D
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Bost
IL • R
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Conaway
NJ • D
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Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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Gray
CA • D
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Sewell
AL • D
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Cuellar
TX • D
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Castro (TX)
TX • D
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Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
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Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
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Mfume
MD • D
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Mannion
NY • D
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Riley (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
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Turner (OH)
OH • R
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
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Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
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Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
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LaLota
NY • R
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Ciscomani
AZ • R
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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
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Thompson (CA)
CA • D
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Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
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Crockett
TX • D
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Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Peters
CA • D
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Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29]
CA • D
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Kean
NJ • R
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McBride
DE • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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Bresnahan
PA • R
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Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
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Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
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Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
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Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
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Hoyer
MD • D
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Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
TX • R
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
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Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
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Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Adams
NC • D
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