A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-s-2967
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2008-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agriculture and Food
Annuities
Architect of the Capitol
Civil service retirement
Commuting
Congressional agencies
Congressional employees
Early retirement
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Finance and Financial Sector
Food service
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government employees' health insurance
Government employees' life insurance
Government paperwork
Health
Labor and Employment
Law
Leave of absence
Office of Personnel Management
Restaurants
Salaries
Senate
Severance pay
Sick leave
Subsidies
Tax-deferred compensation plans
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: 
Authorizes specified Senate Restaurants employees who are employees of the Architect of the Capitol on the date of enactment of this Act and who become employees of a contractor under a food services contract to elect to continue coverage of federal benefits, including retirement benefits, life and health insurance, annual and sick leave balances and accrual rates, and transit subsidies, after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern.

Prohibits the basic pay of such an employee from being reduced below the rate paid to that employee on the day before operations are transferred.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations to provide for the continuity of benefits.

Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay and voluntary separation incentive payments to, and early retirement by, such employees.

action_date: 2008-06-03
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes specified Senate Restaurants employees who are employees of the Architect of the Capitol on the date of enactment of this Act and who become employees of a contractor under a food services contract to elect to continue coverage of federal benefits, including retirement benefits, life and health insurance, annual and sick leave balances and accrual rates, and transit subsidies, after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern.

Prohibits the basic pay of such an employee from being reduced below the rate paid to that employee on the day before operations are transferred.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations to provide for the continuity of benefits.

Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay and voluntary separation incentive payments to, and early retirement by, such employees.

action_date: 2008-07-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Authorizes specified Senate Restaurants employees who are employees of the Architect of the Capitol on the date of enactment of this Act and who become employees of a contractor under a food services contract to elect to continue coverage of federal benefits, including retirement benefits, life and health insurance, annual and sick leave balances and accrual rates, and transit subsidies, after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern.

Prohibits the basic pay of such an employee from being reduced below the rate paid to that employee on the day before operations are transferred.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations to provide for the continuity of benefits.

Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay and voluntary separation incentive payments to, and early retirement by, such employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-17
text: Became Public Law No: 110-279.
action_date: 2008-07-17
text: Became Public Law No: 110-279.
action_date: 2008-07-17
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-07-17
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H6378-6380)
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H6378-6380)
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: Mr. Brady (PA) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2008-07-10
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6378-6380)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4987-4988)
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4987-4988)
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4986-4988)
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4986-4988)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 110-279