S 4530
119th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
U.S. Capitol
A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.
Everywhere this bill has been
15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 29, 2026
Signed by President.
May 29, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-95.
May 21, 2026
Presented to President.
May 19, 2026 · 2:31 PM EDT
Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 19, 2026 · 2:38 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3557)
May 19, 2026 · 2:31 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4530.
May 19, 2026 · 2:31 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3557-3558)
May 19, 2026 · 2:38 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2026
Held at the desk.
May 19, 2026 · 2:38 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3557)
May 19, 2026
Received in the House.
May 18, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 14, 2026
Introduced in Senate
May 14, 2026
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2294-2295; text: CR S2295)
May 14, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Plain-English summary
This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to increase the mandatory retirement age for a member of the Capitol Police to up to age 62. Under current law, members of the Capitol Police are generally subject to mandatory retirement at age 57 (with some exceptions), but may receive a waiver from the board authorizing them to continue working until they are 60.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 119-95.
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Bill text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4530: A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4530/
"S. 4530: A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4530/.
S. 4530, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4530/.
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