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S 1107 111th Congress Senate

Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a limited 6-month period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a limited 6-month period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing toward an annuity for their spouse and dependent children upon their death, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2009 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Law Employee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudgesJudicial procedure and administration
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 12, 2009
Became Public Law No: 111-49.
Aug 12, 2009
Signed by President.
Aug 3, 2009
Presented to President.
Jul 29, 2009
Cleared for White House.
Jul 29, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 29, 2009
On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H9036)
Jul 29, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.(text: CR H9036)
Jul 29, 2009
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9036)
Jul 29, 2009
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Jul 29, 2009
Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jul 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 10, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 10, 2009
Received in the House.
Jul 10, 2009
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7372-7373; text as passed Senate: CR S7373)
Jul 10, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7372-7373; text as passed Senate: CR S7373)
Jun 25, 2009
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 88.
Jun 25, 2009
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
Jun 18, 2009
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 20, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5724)
May 20, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5723-5724)
May 20, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 12, 2009

Became Public Law No: 111-49.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009 - Authorizes a six-month open enrollment period starting 30 days after enactment of this Act for an eligible federal judicial officer to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing toward an annuity for his or her surviving spouse and dependent children.

Allows judicial officers enrolled in the System before or after enactment of this Act to purchase, in three-month increments, up to an additional year of service credit for each year of federal judicial service completed.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3292 Related bill Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009
 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 20, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1107: Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1107/
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"S. 1107: Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1107/.
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S. 1107, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1107/.
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