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HR 8287 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

Introduced: July 5, 2022 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jul 5, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E693)
Jul 5, 2022
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District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

This bill authorizes the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District's courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000.

Additionally, the District's Public Defender Service may establish such a program for its employees, again limiting the maximum payment amount to any individual to $25,000.

What's happening now July 5, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8287: District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8287/
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"H.R. 8287: District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8287/.
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H.R. 8287, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8287/.
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