Foreign Service Age and Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
Introduced
Summary
Sets the Foreign Service mandatory retirement age to the higher of age 67 or Social Security's full retirement age, replacing the current fixed age 65. This change would let Foreign Service members remain in service past 65 when the Social Security full retirement age is higher. It ties the Foreign Service retirement cutoff to the Social Security Act's applicable retirement-age definition.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Higher retirement age for Foreign Service
If enacted, you would be able to stay in the U.S. Foreign Service longer before mandatory retirement. The bill would replace the current age-65 rule with the greater of age 67 or your Social Security "applicable retirement age" (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 416(l)). This would apply to Foreign Service members subject to mandatory retirement under Section 812(a)(1). The text does not set a phase-in, effective date, or new funding, and does not change other program rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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