To allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H192CC9E5A4E14A249D05233DEF299D85: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act.
- Section H01CF52F2D2C54D948F2BCCF3A883294D: 2. Making FERS optional for Members Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking , and who (in the case and all that follows through...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Massie introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
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