US Congress House Bill 1195 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-16)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act expands the definition of law enforcement officer under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include (1) federal employees whose duties encompass the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted criminals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns; (3) U.S. Postal Inspection Service employees; (4) Department of Veterans Affairs police officers; and (5) certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who are seized-property specialists with duties relating to custody, management, and disposition of seized and forfeited property. The bill deems service performed by an incumbent law enforcement officer on or after the enactment date of this bill to be service performed as a law enforcement officer for retirement purposes. The past service of such incumbents shall be treated as service performed by a law enforcement officer for retirement purposes only if a written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within five years after the enactment of this bill or before separation from government service, whichever is earlier. An incumbent who makes an election before the enactment of this bill may pay a deposit into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to cover prior service. A law enforcement officer shall not be subject to mandatory separation during the three-year period beginning on the enactment of this bill.

Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act

Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN]
Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]
Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]
Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]
Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2019-02-13	House	Introduced in House

SB473 (Related) 2019-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1195/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1195/BILLS-116hr1195ih.pdf