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HR 2858 104th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Annuities Civil Service pensions Divorce Families Federal employees Labor and Employment Marriage Survivors' benefits

To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any survivor annuity for a child that terminates by reason of such child marrying shall resume, absent any other…

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To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any survivor annuity for a child that terminates by reason of such child marrying shall resume, absent any other disqualifying event or condition, if and when that marriage ends.

Introduced: January 5, 1996 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jan 11, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Jan 5, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 5, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal civil service law to provide that if the annuity of a child terminates because of marriage, then, if such marriage ends, the annuity shall resume on the first day of the month on which the marriage ends, but only if: (1) any lump sum payment is returned to the appropriate fund; and (2) such individual is not otherwise ineligible for such annuity.

What's happening now January 11, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2858: To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any survivor annuity for a child that terminates by reason of such child marrying shall resume, absent any other disqualifying event or condition, if and when that marriage ends.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2858/
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"H.R. 2858: To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any survivor annuity for a child that terminates by reason of such child marrying shall resume, absent any other disqualifying event or condition, if and when that marriage ends.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2858/.
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H.R. 2858, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2858/.
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[H.R. 2858: To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any survivor annuity for a child that terminates by reason of such child marrying shall resume, absent any other disqualifying event or condition, if and when that marriage ends.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2858/)
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