S. 26

Summary

S. 26, a bill to exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 7, 2025 by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R). It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 7, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 26 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S26 IS: To exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-07
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 26  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 7, 2025   Mr. Cassidy  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees.
1.
Exclusion of locality adjustments from retirement annuities
Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3), by inserting  , which for a revised average pay employee shall exclude any locality-based comparability payments under section 5304 or 5304a,  after  rates of basic pay ;
(2)
in paragraph (38)(B), by striking  and  at the end;
(3)
in paragraph (39), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(40)
the term  revised average pay employee  means an individual who—
(A)
on the date of enactment of this paragraph—
(i)
is not an employee or Member covered under this chapter;
(ii)
is not performing civilian service which is creditable service under section 8411; and
(iii)
has not performed any civilian service which is creditable service under section 8411; and
(B)
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, becomes employed as an employee or becomes a Member covered under this chapter performing service which is creditable service under section 8411.
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) sponsors S. 26 alone.

Bill Cassidy

Sen. · R–LA · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 26 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Referred To · Jan 7, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 26 has taken 2 actions since Jan 7, 2025.

Votes

S. 26 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 26 goes by 2 titles.

• A bill to exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees. — Official Title as Introduced
• A bill to exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees. — Display Title

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named S. 26 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Agriculture, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 26 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 26’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Legislative Subjects

S. 26 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Employee benefits and pensions to Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management.

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