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HR 1873 105th Congress House

FERS Buyback Act of 1997

Official title: To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Jun 12, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Jun 12, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FERS Buyback Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law concerning government organization and employees to make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes.

Sets forth provisions relating to persons who have separated from Government service.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 26, 1998
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 4, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 3, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 19, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1873: FERS Buyback Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1873/
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