Skip to main content
H.R. 527 96th Congress House

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal employee who, at the time of retirement does not elect a reduced annuity in order to provide a survivor annuity to a spouse or…

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal employee who, at the time of retirement does not elect a reduced annuity in order to p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal employee who, at the time of retirement does not elect a reduced annuity in order to provide a survivor annuity to a spouse or other person, may make such an election within one year after retiring.

Introduced: January 15, 1979 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Civil Service pensionsCongress and CongressmenCongressional salaries and pensionsFederal employees
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Federal employees and officialsMembers of CongressSurvivors' benefits
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 96th Congress ended
It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 15, 1979
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action January 15, 1979

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permits any Federal employee or Member of Congress who, at the time of retirement, does not elect a reduced annuity in order to provide a survivor annuity to a spouse or other person to make such an election within one year after retiring. Requires such employee to refund to the Government an amount equal to the amount such employee's annuity would have been reduced during the period from the date of retirement to the date of election plus interest.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 527: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal employee who, at the time of retirement does not elect a reduced annuity in order to provide a survivor annuity to a spouse or other person, may make such an election within one year after retiring.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-527/
MLA
"H.R. 527: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal employee who, at the time of retirement does not elect a reduced annuity in order to provide a survivor annuity to a spouse or other person, may make such an election within one year after retiring.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-527/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 527, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-527/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 527: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal employee who, at the time of retirement does not elect a reduced annuity in order to provide a survivor annuity to a spouse or other person, may make such an election within one year after retiring.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-527/)
Report a problem