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HR 4070 100th Congress House

A bill to provide another opportunity for Federal employees to elect coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System…

Official title: A bill to provide another opportunity for Federal employees to elect coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System; to provide that the recently enac… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide another opportunity for Federal employees to elect coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System; to provide that the recently enacted government pension offset provisions of the Social Security Act shall not apply to Federal employees who take advantage of the new election period; and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 1988 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Central Intelligence AgencyCivil service retirementDepartment of StateFederal employees
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Federal employees and officialsForeign serviceIntelligence officersOld age, survivors and disability insurance
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Mar 11, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Mar 9, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 2, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 2, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 2, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986 to allow employees under the Civil Service Retirement System to transfer to coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System from June 30, 1988, until January 1, 1989. (The current deadline for such election expired December 31, 1987.) Provides that certain employees subject to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement System and Foreign Service Retirement System may also make such election during such period.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to extend from December 31, 1987, until December 31, 1988, the period for exemption from the Government pension offset applicable to employees receiving Federal retirement benefits and OASDI survivor benefits.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 21, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4070: A bill to provide another opportunity for Federal employees to elect coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System; to provide that the recently enacted government pension offset provisions of the Social Security Act shall not apply to Federal employees who take advantage of the new election period; and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4070/
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"H.R. 4070: A bill to provide another opportunity for Federal employees to elect coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System; to provide that the recently enacted government pension offset provisions of the Social Security Act shall not apply to Federal employees who take advantage of the new election period; and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4070/.
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H.R. 4070, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4070/.
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[H.R. 4070: A bill to provide another opportunity for Federal employees to elect coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System; to provide that the recently enacted government pension offset provisions of the Social Security Act shall not apply to Federal employees who take advantage of the new election period; and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4070/)
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