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H.R. 1316 105th Congress House

To amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits.

Introduced: April 14, 1997 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Accident insuranceAdministrative procedureAlimonyChild support
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DivorceFamiliesFederal employeesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment employees' life insuranceLawOffice of Personnel ManagementSeparation (Law)Support of dependents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 28 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1998
Signed by President.
Jul 22, 1998
Became Public Law No: 105-205.
Jul 14, 1998
Presented to President.
Jun 19, 1998
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 18, 1998
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6638)
Jun 18, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6638)
Nov 6, 1997
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.
Nov 6, 1997
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Thompson without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 5, 1997
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 25, 1997
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jun 24, 1997
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 24, 1997
On passage Passed by voice vote.
Jun 24, 1997
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.
Jun 24, 1997
The previous question was ordered on the amendment and the bill.
Jun 24, 1997
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the bill and the amendment.
Jun 24, 1997
Considered from the Corrections Calendar. (consideration: CR H4232-4234)
Jun 24, 1997
Called up from the Corrections Calendar for consideration.
Jun 18, 1997
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, Calendar No. 2.
Jun 18, 1997
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
Jun 18, 1997
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 105-134.
Jun 11, 1997
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 11, 1997
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 10, 1997
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun 10, 1997
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 15, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Apr 14, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Apr 14, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E641)
Apr 14, 1997
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 202 – An amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Agreed to Jun 24, 1997
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 Latest action July 22, 1998

Became Public Law No: 105-205.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law concerning Government organization and employees to require that any amount of group life insurance and group accidental death insurance that would otherwise be paid under the order of precedence named, be paid in whole or in part, by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to another person if and to the extent expressly provided for in the terms of any court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation, or the terms of any court order or court-approved property settlement agreement incident to any court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation. Prohibits a decree, order, or agreement from being effective unless it is received, before the date of the covered employee's death, by the employing agency, or, if the employee has separated from service, by OPM.

Prohibits a designation with respect to any person from being changed except: (1) with the written consent of such person, if received as described; or (2) by modification of the decree, order, or agreement, as the case may be, if received as described. Permits a court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation, or the terms of a court-approved property settlement agreement incident to any court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation, to direct that an insured employee or former employee make an irrevocable assignment of the employee's or former employee's incidents of ownership in insurance (if there is no previous assignment) to the person specified in the court order or court-approved property settlement agreement.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1316: To amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1316/
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"H.R. 1316: To amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1316/.
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H.R. 1316, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1316/.
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