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S 4977 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Separation, divorce, custody, support

Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act

Introduced: December 8, 2020 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 8, 2020
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Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act

This bill specifies that an annuity supplement payment made under the Federal Employees Retirement System must be included when dividing an annuity pursuant to a court order in a divorce or similar proceeding, unless the court order expressly provides otherwise.

What's happening now December 8, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4977: Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4977/
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"S. 4977: Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4977/.
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S. 4977, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4977/.
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