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With Congress into the throes of debating authorization and appropriations bills, federal employees can expect to find pay and benefits nuggets tucked into some of the mega-spending bills. Pay and Benefits Watch is keeping an eye on the big bills, as well as small ones. Below is a listing of pay and benefits measures and where they sit in the legislative process.
| Bill No. | Purpose | Most recent action |
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| H.R. 28 | Require all child care facilities for federal employees' children to be accredited and adhere to a set of safety, health and facility standards. | Approved by House Government Reform Committee. |
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H. CON. RES. 34 |
Express sense of the Congress that there should be parity between the compensation of members of the uniformed services and of civilian employees. | Signed into law as part of 1999 emergency spending bill. |
| H.R. 55 | Allow any uninsured individual age 55 to 65 to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 82 | Take the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, federal employees' pension fund, off-budget. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 94 | Repeal the statute that gives Members of Congress an automatic annual cost-of-living increase. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 95 | Prevent members of Congress from participating in the Federal Employees' Retirement System. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 110 | Make long-term care group insurance available to federal employees. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 113 | Allow more Medicare-eligible military beneficiaries to participate in a demonstration project permitting them to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service, Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| H.R. 205 | Allow all Medicare-eligible military beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service, Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| H.R. 206 | Make federal employees' child care more affordable. | Approved by the House Government Reform Committee. |
| H.R. 207 | Treat federal physicans' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 208 | Allow new federal employees to roll over money from private-sector 401(k) accounts into Thrift Savings Plan accounts and allow them to immediately begin participating in the TSP. | Passed by the House. |
| H.R. 246 | Require the government to list Social Security and Medicare deductions on federal employees' pay checks. | Referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. |
| H.R. 279 | Require drug tests for new federal employees. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 416 | Correct retirement errors for federal employees. | Passed by the House. |
| H.R. 424 | Change the mandatory retirement age for members of the Capitol Police from 57 to 60. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 457 | Give employees 30 days of leave for organ or tissue donations. | Approved by House Government Reform Committee. |
| H.R. 460 | Make the mandatory separation age for federal firefighters the same as the age that applies to federal law enforcement officers. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 483 | Lift the annual limit on Thrift Savings Plan contributions to an IRS limit-$10,000 this year. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 582 | Improve overtime pay for federal managers. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 602 | Make long-term care group insurance available to federal employees. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 742 | Eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision. | Referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. |
| H.R. 807 | Make Federal Reserve employees' pensions portable to other federal agencies. | Passed by the House. |
| H.R. 809 | Improve the pay and benefits of Federal Protective Service police. | Referred to House Subcommittee on Public Buildings. |
| H.R. 826 | Give National Weather Service employees more overtime pay, but limit Sunday premium pay to work performed on Sundays. | Referred to House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 860 | Lessen the impact of the Windfall Elimination Provision. | Referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. |
| H.R. 877 | Treat the basic pay of members of Congress in the same manner as the basic pay of the most adversely affected federal employees. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 915 | Authorize a cost of living adjustment in the pay of administrative law judges. | Approved by House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. |
| H.R. 933 | Ensure that coverage of bone mass measurements (for osteoporosis) is provided under the health benefits program for Federal employees | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 993 | Allow agencies to spend 50 percent of their year-end surpluses on employee bonuses. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 1000 | FAA reauthorization: restores employees' MSPB appeals right. | Approved by House Transportation Committee. |
| H.R. 1111 | Make long-term care group insurance available to federal employees. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service, Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| H.R. 1170 | Make available under the health benefits program for federal employees the option of obtaining coverage for self and children only. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 1210 | Provide for continued compensation for federal employees during shutdowns. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 1216 | Improve pay for Veterans Affairs nurses and other employees. | Referred to the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health. |
| H.R. 1217 | Lessen the impact of the Government Pension Offset on federal retirees. | Referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. |
| H.R. 1228 | Extend law enforcement retirement benefits to IRS collectors, customs inspectors and others. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 1263 | Require the government to list Social Security and Medicare deductions on federal employees' pay checks. | Referred to the House Subcommittee on Civil Service. |
| H.R. 1401 | DoD authorization: 4.8 percent military pay raise, targeted officer pay raises, military retirement enhancements | Approved by House Armed Services Committee. |
| H.R. 1833 | Customs authorization: Reduces Customs officers' overtime pay | Passed by House. |
| S. 4 | Give military personnel a 4.8 percent raise in 2000, allow military members TSP participation, change military retirement rules. | Passed by the Senate (See S. 1059). |
| S. 57 | Make long-term care group insurance available to federal employees. | Referred to the Senate Governmental Affairs International Security Subcommittee. |
| S. 102 | Disclose the amount of federal retirement benefits due members of Congress. | Referred to the Senate Governmental Affairs International Security Subcommittee. |
| S. 300 | Sec. 504 of the bill would allow Medical Savings Accounts in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. | Referred to the Senate Finance Committee. |
| S. 450 | Authorize special pay for board-certified veterinarians in the Armed Forces and Public Health Service. | Referred to Senate Armed Services Committee. |
| S. 650 | Amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for coverage under that act of employees of the federal government. | Introduced March 17. |
| S. 717 | Lessen the impact of the Government Pension Offset on federal retirees. | Referred to the Senate Finance Committee. |
| S. 718 | Extend law enforcement retirement benefits to IRS collectors, customs inspectors and others. | Referred to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. |
| S. 772 | Protect pensions of federal employees who go part-time toward the end of their careers. | Referred to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. |
| S. 865 | Make danger pay for federal employees tax-free. | Referred to the Senate Finance Committee. |
| S. 894 | Make long-term care group insurance available to federal employees. | Referred to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. |
| S. 912 | Improve the pay of Border Patrol agents. | Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. |
| S. 940 | Give the Veterans Affairs Department temporary buyout authority. | Referred to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Hearings held. |
| S. 1059 | DoD Authorization: Give military personnel a 4.8 percent raise in 2000, allow military members TSP participation, change military retirement rules, buyout authority through 2003, eliminate dual compensation rule. | Passed Senate. |
| S. 1122 | DoD Appropriations: Establishes funding for S. 1059. | Passed Senate. |