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HR 1436 101th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to include service during World War II in the United States merchant marine as military service for purposes of the civil service retirement system.

Introduced: January 24, 1990 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Civil service retirementFederal employeesMerchant marineWorld War II
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Mar 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Mar 15, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 15, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 1989

Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Includes service in the U.S. merchant marine between May 26, 1940, and January 1, 1948, as military service for the purpose of determining civil service retirement benefits.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 24, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 2, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 18, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1436: To amend title 5, United States Code, to include service during World War II in the United States merchant marine as military service for purposes of the civil service retirement system.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1436/
MLA
"H.R. 1436: To amend title 5, United States Code, to include service during World War II in the United States merchant marine as military service for purposes of the civil service retirement system.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1436/.
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H.R. 1436, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1436/.
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[H.R. 1436: To amend title 5, United States Code, to include service during World War II in the United States merchant marine as military service for purposes of the civil service retirement system.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1436/)
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