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HR 3728 103th Congress House

District of Columbia Pension Liability Funding Reform Act of 1994

Official title: To eliminate the unfunded liability of the teachers', firefighters', police officers', and judges' pension funds of the District of Columbia by increasing and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To eliminate the unfunded liability of the teachers', firefighters', police officers', and judges' pension funds of the District of Columbia by increasing and extending the contributions of the Federal Government to such funds, increasing employee contributions to such funds, and establishing a single annual cost-of-living adjustment for annuities paid from such funds, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 25, 1994 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 1994
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 27, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health.
Jan 25, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on District of Columbia.
Jan 25, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E19-20)
Jan 25, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 14, 1994

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Federal Contribution to District of

Columbia Pension Funds

Title II: Changes in Retirement Benefits

Subtitle A: Police Officers' and Fire Fighters'

Contribution

Subtitle B: Teachers' Contribution

Subtitle C: Judges' Contribution

Title III: Effective Date

District of Columbia Pension Liability Funding Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Federal Contribution to District of Columbia Pension Funds - Amends the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act to: (1) extend through FY 2035 (currently 2004) the required Federal payments to the District of Columbia's teachers', firefighters', police officers', and judges' pension funds; (2) increase the amounts paid into each of the pension funds for FY 1996 and thereafter; and (3) delay until 2035 (currently 2004) a determination by the Comptroller General as to whether all such amounts have been paid in full.

Title II: Changes in Retirement Benefits - Subtitle A: Police Officers' and Fire Fighters' Contribution - Amends the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act to: (1) increase after FY 1995 to eight (currently seven) percent of the basic salary of a D.C. police officer or fire fighter the amount deducted and withheld as a retirement contribution; (2) direct the Mayor to annually (currently semiannually) determine the percentage change in the price index for annuity cost of living adjustment purposes; (3) increase such annuities by specified percentages of the price index increase; and (4) make such adjustment changes applicable to any increase in an annuity payable under such Act (currently limited to annuities having a commencement date after the effective date of the cost of living adjustment provisions).

Repeals a provision of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act which provided a certain pension relief allowance or retirement compensation increase.

Subtitle B: Teachers' Contribution - Increases to eight (currently seven) percent of a D.C. teacher's basic salary the amount deducted and withheld as a retirement contribution after FY 1995. Makes changes similar to those set forth under Subtitle A with respect to price index determinations and related teacher annuity adjustments.

Subtitle C: Judges' Contribution - Increases from three and one half to four and one half percent of the basic judges' salary the amount to be deducted and withheld for retirement contributions after FY 1995. Provides for the assumption of such increased contribution in the computation of retirement salary for services performed on or after FY 1995.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3728: District of Columbia Pension Liability Funding Reform Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3728/
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