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HR 5573 110th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Compensation (Law) Dismissal of employees Early retirement Federal employees Law Retirement Sick leave Transfer of employees

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise…

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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Mar 13, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 10, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 10, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Entitles federal employees who satisfy age and service requirements for immediate or early retirement under the Federal Employees' Retirement System or the Foreign Service Pension System and who are separated from service or transferred to a position not subject to either of those retirement systems to a lump-sum payment for 15% of the amount of their accumulated sick leave exceeding 500 hours.

Prohibits such a payment from exceeding $10,000. Excludes hours of sick leave that are creditable in the computation of any other compensation or benefit.

What's happening now March 13, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 15 Republican 3
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 26, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 31, 2008
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 15, 2008
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 18, 2008
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 17, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 4, 2008
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 3, 2008
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 22, 2008
Mitchell, Harry
· May 21, 2008
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 20, 2008
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 13, 2008
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 30, 2008
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 30, 2008
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 24, 2008
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 9, 2008
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 8, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 2008
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 8, 2008
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 31, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5573: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5573/
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"H.R. 5573: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5573/.
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H.R. 5573, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5573/.
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[H.R. 5573: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5573/)
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