Congress is Not a Career Act

Bill: 113-hr-296
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2013-01-15
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-15
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Congress is Not a Career Act - Redefines &quot;Member of Congress&quot; under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) with respect to the exclusion from the meaning of &quot;Member&quot; of any Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress, who opts out of FERS, but only if he or she served as a Member before the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004. Repeals the requirement of service before enactment of such Act. (Thus, allows Members to opt out of FERS benefits regardless of when they have been elected.)</p> <p>Amends the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Agency Contributions requirements to permit a Member of Congress to elect irrevocably, by written notice to the official by whom such Member is paid, not to receive TSP contributions.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 296 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Nugent introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To allow Members of Congress to decline certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congress is Not a Career Act . 2. Granting Members of Congress the option to decline certain benefits (a) Federal Employees Retirement System opt out Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking , and who and all that follows through 2004 . (b) Thrift Savings Plan agency contribution opt out Section 8432(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, contributions under paragraphs (1) through (3) may not be made in the case of any Member who makes an election under subparagraph (B). (B) Any Member may, by written notice to the official by whom such Member is paid, elect not to receive contributions under this subsection. An election under this subparagraph— (i) shall be effective with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date on which such election is made; and (ii) shall be irrevocable. .