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HR 1841 107th Congress House

Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act

Official title: To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain positions.

Introduced: October 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AnnuitiesCivil Service pensionsCrime and Law EnforcementDepartment of the Treasury
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
May 15, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
May 15, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act - Redefines the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) Federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; and (2) such employees of the Internal Revenue Service whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns.

Requires that such service which is performed by an incumbent law enforcement officer be treated: (1) on or after the enactment date of this Act, for all purposes, as service performed as a law enforcement officer, irrespective of how such service is treated under the following; and (2) before, on, or after such date, for purposes of CSRS and FERS, as service performed as such an officer, but only if an appropriate written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management five years after such date or before separation from Government service, whichever is earlier.

Provides that nothing under current law respecting mandatory separation from Government service under CSRS or FERS shall cause the involuntary separation of an officer before the end of the three-year period beginning on such date.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 25 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2002
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Sep 25, 2002
DOOLEY, CAL
· Sep 25, 2002
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 25, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 25, 2002
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jul 22, 2002
CARSON, BRAD
· Jun 18, 2002
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 18, 2002
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 18, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 7, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 18, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 18, 2002
SANDLIN, MAX
· Apr 18, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 18, 2002
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 18, 2002
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Feb 26, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 26, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 26, 2002
LAMPSON, NICK
· Dec 5, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 5, 2001
QUINN, JACK
· Nov 8, 2001
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 16, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 16, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 16, 2001
Watson, Diane
· Oct 16, 2001
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Sep 25, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 13, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 13, 2001
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 19, 2001
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 19, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 10, 2001
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jun 14, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 7, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 21, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 21, 2001
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 15, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· May 15, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 15, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1841: Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1841/
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