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HR 1244 108th Congress House

Air Traffic Controller Retirement Reform Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred or promoted to a supervisory or staff p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred or promoted to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Air trafficArmed Forces and National SecurityCivil service retirementDepartment of Defense
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Department of TransportationFederal employeesLabor and EmploymentMandatory retirementMilitary aviationSocial WelfareSupervisorsTransportation and Public WorksTransportation workers
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Mar 12, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E448)
Mar 12, 2003
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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 Latest action March 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Air Traffic Controller Retirement Reform Act of 2003 - Amends Federal provisions concerning the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System to include under the definition of "air traffic controller" or "controller" a civilian employee of the Department of Transportation or Defense holding a supervisory, managerial, executive, technical, semiprofessional, or professional position for which experience as a controller is a prerequisite (thereby continuing to treat such service as controller service for Federal retirement benefits purposes).
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 8, 2003
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 1, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 27, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1244: Air Traffic Controller Retirement Reform Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1244/
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"H.R. 1244: Air Traffic Controller Retirement Reform Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1244/.
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H.R. 1244, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1244/.
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