Congress·In Progress·H.R. 1522

Federal Retirement Fairness Act

Federal Retirement Credit for Temporary Workers

Jul 22, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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This bill is currently in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It has been stalled with no recorded action since July 2025. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills like this do not receive a vote.

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This bill has strong bipartisan support and has been introduced before, but it must overcome concerns about the cost to the federal government.

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This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 5995 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 5995 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill allows federal employees to count time spent in temporary or seasonal jobs toward their retirement. Currently, only temporary work done before 1989 counts, which leaves many long-term workers with fewer benefits than they earned.
The change would help thousands of government workers, including postal employees and seasonal park rangers, who often start in temporary roles before getting permanent positions.
To get the credit, employees would need to pay a deposit into the retirement fund. This payment covers the retirement contributions they would have made if they were permanent employees at the time.
By counting these extra years of service, workers could retire earlier or receive larger monthly pension checks once they stop working.
The Office of Personnel Management would be required to notify workers about their eligibility and set up the rules for how to make the necessary payments.

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Milestones

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Jul 22, 2025House

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Randall asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1522, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Feb 24, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Federal Retirement Fairness Act

Bill NumberHR 1522

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Randall asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1522, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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D: 127R: 21

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