US Congress House Bill 1256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-10)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows disabled federal first responders (e.g., law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, and firefighters) to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled. Under current law, federal first responders are subject to a mandatory retirement age of 57. To facilitate this earlier retirement, federal first responders are required to pay a greater percentage of their salary towards retirement. Additionally, their annuity amount is calculated at a higher rate than other federal employees. allows a federal first responder to remain in the accelerated retirement system if they are placed in another civil service position outside of that system after returning to work from a work-related injury or illness. Further, if such an employee is separated from service before they are entitled to receive an annuity, they may receive a refund of their accelerated contributions.

First Responder Fair RETIRE Act First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act of 2019

Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Sen. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]
Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]
Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-14	House	Introduced in House

SB531 (Related) 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB8406 (Related) 2020-09-29 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
SB4800 (Related) 2020-11-09 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1256/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1256/BILLS-116hr1256ih.pdf