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HR 4979 111th Congress House

To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities…

Official title: To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2010 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to House Administration
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Mar 25, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E481)
Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 25, 2010

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends federal civil service law to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities, including survivor annuities, under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) and for individuals becoming subject to FERS by election.

Terminates the entitlement of a survivor who remarries before age 55 (currently, who remarries at any age) to an annuity based on the service of a deferred annuitant who dies before establishing a valid claim for a CSRS annuity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 14, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 25, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4979: To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4979/
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"H.R. 4979: To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4979/.
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H.R. 4979, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4979/.
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[H.R. 4979: To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4979/)
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