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HR 958 111th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service…

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Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.

Introduced: February 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Department of Veterans AffairsEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnel
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Feb 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 10, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E235-236)
Feb 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 10, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the total service of an employee who retires eligible for an annuity under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) (currently, an employee who retires on an immediate FERS annuity from the position of a registered nurse with the Veterans Health Administration), or who dies leaving a survivor entitled to benefits, to include the employee's days of unused sick leave for annuity computation purposes. Provides that those days will not be counted in determining average pay or annuity eligibility.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 17 Republican 1
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 16, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 16, 2009
Arcuri, Michael
· Jun 15, 2009
Klein, Ron
· Jun 15, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 2, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 2, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 2, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Jun 2, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 2, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 21, 2009
Ellsworth, Brad
· May 20, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· May 5, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 21, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Apr 21, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 25, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 12, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 25, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Feb 25, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 13, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 958: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-958/
MLA
"H.R. 958: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-958/.
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H.R. 958, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-958/.
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[H.R. 958: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-958/)
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