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Retirement and Survivor Annuities for Bankruptcy Judges and Magistrates Act of 1987

Introduced: August 7, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 43 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-659.
Nov 15, 1988
Signed by President.
Nov 7, 1988
Presented to President.
Nov 7, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 19, 1988
House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Oct 19, 1988
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Oct 12, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 11, 1988
Conference Report 100-1072 Filed in House.
Oct 11, 1988
Conference report filed: Conference Report 100-1072 Filed in House.
Oct 7, 1988
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Oct 7, 1988
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Oct 7, 1988
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.
Oct 7, 1988
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Oct 7, 1988
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Sep 14, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 13, 1988
Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Biden; Heflin; DeConcini; Thurmond; Grassley.
Sep 13, 1988
Senate disagreed to House amendments by Voice Vote.
Sep 13, 1988
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to House amendments by Voice Vote.
Jul 13, 1988
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill House requests a conference.
Jul 12, 1988
House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Rodino, Kastenmeier, Synar, Moorhead, Hyde.
Jul 12, 1988
House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 12, 1988
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 11, 1988
House Incorporated H.R.4340 in This Measure as an Amendment.
Jul 11, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 11, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 11, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 11, 1988
House Committee on The Judiciary Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 11, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 11, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Mar 8, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 8, 1988
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 8, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 3, 1988
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Mar 3, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Mar 3, 1988
Measure laid before Senate.
Feb 29, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.
Feb 29, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Byrd for Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 100-293.
Dec 3, 1987
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 18, 1987
Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Oct 28, 1987
Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Hearings held.
Oct 20, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Aug 7, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Aug 7, 1987
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,624 — To clarify the application of the Act and to make technical corrections. Agreed to Mar 3, 1988
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retirement and Survivor Annuities for Bankruptcy Judges and Magistrates Act of 1987 - Establishes a new retirement system for bankruptcy judges and magistrates with 14 or more years of service, or at least eight years of service, upon attaining age 65. Entitles a bankruptcy judge or magistrate who has served at least five years to disability retirement. Provides for cost-of-living adjustments in such retirement system.

Requires each bankruptcy judge or magistrate who elects an annuity under this Act to notify the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Declares that such judge or magistrate shall not be entitled to an annuity under the civil service system.

Declares this Act applicable to service on or after October 1, 1979.

Establishes transition provisions for incumbent judges and magistrates.

Provides survivors' annuities for bankruptcy judges, magistrates, and incumbents.

Authorizes the recall of retired bankruptcy judges and magistrates into service.

What's happening now November 15, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-659.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4340 Related bill Retirement and Survivors' Annuities for Bankruptcy Judges and Magistrates Act of 1988
  • HR 2586 Identical bill Retirement and Survivor Annuities for Bankruptcy Judges and Magistrates Act of 1987
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 7, 1987
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