Congress·In Progress·H.R. 1522

Federal Retirement Fairness Act

Federal Retirement Credit for Temporary Workers

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The Federal Retirement Fairness Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for review. The bill is still active, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled at this time.

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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.

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.