HR3226119th CongressWALLET

Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act

Sponsored By: Representative Garbarino

Introduced

Summary

Expands who counts as a federal law enforcement officer for retirement under FERS and CSRS. The bill would add five job categories and create rules for current incumbents to get law enforcement retirement treatment and buy back prior service.

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More officers get early retirement

This bill would widen who counts as a law‑enforcement officer for federal retirement. It would cover investigators with firearm authority, certain IRS collectors, Postal Inspection Service staff, VA police, and CBP seized‑property specialists. New appointees after enactment would be covered, and current employees could be covered as the bill allows. If enacted, this status could let you retire earlier and boost your pension compared with standard federal retirement.

Buy credit for past service

If enacted, current officers could elect to count past time as law‑enforcement service. You would need to file by the earlier of 5 years after enactment or the day before you leave your job. You could owe a deposit equal to the difference in employee deductions for those years, plus interest. If you do not pay it all, your pension would be reduced to cover the unpaid amount. Your agency would pay its share over 10 years. Service after enactment would count automatically. OPM would issue rules, including for survivor cases. Reemployed annuitants would not use this election.

Three-year pause on forced retirement

If passed, covered officers would not face mandatory separation for three years starting on enactment. You could keep working, earning pay, and adding to your pension during that window.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Garbarino

NY • R

Cosponsors

  • Connolly

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2025

  • Fitzpatrick

    PA • R

    Sponsored 5/7/2025

  • Kean

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 5/8/2025

  • Davis (NC)

    NC • D

    Sponsored 5/15/2025

  • Gooden

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/15/2025

  • Riley (NY)

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/20/2025

  • DelBene

    WA • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Vindman

    VA • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 6/6/2025

  • Cherfilus-McCormick

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2025

  • Stauber

    MN • R

    Sponsored 6/11/2025

  • Budzinski

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Bacon

    NE • R

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Houlahan

    PA • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Lynch

    MA • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Hoyle (OR)

    OR • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Perez

    WA • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Krishnamoorthi

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Peters

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Vasquez

    NM • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

  • Brownley

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

  • Tonko

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

  • Turner (OH)

    OH • R

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

  • Sherrill

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/24/2025

  • Smith (NJ)

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2025

  • Harder (CA)

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/25/2025

  • Bost

    IL • R

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Frankel, Lois

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Lawler

    NY • R

    Sponsored 7/2/2025

  • Pappas

    NH • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Salinas

    OR • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Norcross

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

  • Kiggans (VA)

    VA • R

    Sponsored 7/14/2025

  • Pocan

    WI • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

  • Cuellar

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Tokuda

    HI • D

    Sponsored 8/29/2025

  • Malliotakis

    NY • R

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Landsman

    OH • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Gonzales, Tony

    TX • R

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Gillen

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/14/2025

  • Kennedy (NY)

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/21/2025

  • Garcia (CA)

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Min

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

  • Deluzio

    PA • D

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

  • Levin

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2025

  • Bresnahan

    PA • R

    Sponsored 12/4/2025

  • Rutherford

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2026

  • Gottheimer

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Meuser

    PA • R

    Sponsored 2/4/2026

  • Stanton

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 2/4/2026

  • Elfreth

    MD • D

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

  • Kaptur

    OH • D

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

  • Bishop

    GA • D

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

  • Wasserman Schultz

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

  • Davids (KS)

    KS • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2026

  • Evans (PA)

    PA • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2026

  • Green, Al (TX)

    TX • D

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Sherman

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Van Orden

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/26/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov

Related Bills

Back to Legislation

Take It Personal

Get Your Personalized Policy View

Create a free account to save research, track policy impacts, and unlock your personalized versions of these pages.

Already have an account? Sign in