S. 968 · 109th Congress
Federal Public Safety Officer Surviving Spouse Protection Act of 2005
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
2 cosponsors · 2 D
2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Federal Public Safety Officer Surviving Spouse Protection Act of 2005 - Revises the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to permit, effective as of January 1, 1988, and only for remarriages occurring on or after that date, remarried widows and widowers of Federal public safety officers who are killed in…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 28, 2005
Federal Public Safety Officer Surviving Spouse Protection Act of 2005 - Revises the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to permit, effective as of January 1, 1988, and only for remarriages occurring on or after that date, remarried widows and widowers of Federal public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty to continue to receive a survivor annuity.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Federal Public Safety Officer Surviving Spouse Protection Act of 2005
Latest action (Jun 9, 2005): Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 28, 2005
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No recorded floor vote found.