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HR 4159 102th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Civil Service pensions Civil service retirement Employee rights Federal employees Government employees' health insurance Government employees' life insurance Health Temporary employment

Temporary Employees Benefits Equity Act

Introduced: February 4, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 1992
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Feb 10, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Feb 4, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 4, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Temporary Employees Benefits Equity Act - Provides that a Federal employee who has completed at least four years of Federal employment in a six-year period on a temporary basis may not be excluded from participation in the Government's health benefits (provided that such employee has completed one year of current continuous employment, excluding any break in service of five days or less), life insurance, or retirement programs.

Repeals provisions requiring temporary Federal employees to pay the full cost under the Government's health benefits program.

Directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations for determining whether a temporary employee satifies the service requirement necessary to be eligible for such benefits.

What's happening now February 12, 1992

Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 29, 1992
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 26, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4159: Temporary Employees Benefits Equity Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4159/
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