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H.R. 4996

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4996, the FORWARD Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 19, 2025 by Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Aug 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 4996 has 12 co-sponsors.

hb4996/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4996 IH: Financial Opportunities for Retirees and Warriors Advancing Retirement Development Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4996  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 19, 2025   Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia  (for herself and  Mr. Bell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow retired or certain disabled members of the uniformed services to contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan after separation, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Financial Opportunities for Retirees and Warriors Advancing Retirement Development Act   or the   FORWARD Act  .
2.
Eligibility of retired or disabled members of the uniformed services to contribute to Thrift Savings Plan
(a)
In general
Section 8440e of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(f)
(1)
Any individual who is a former member of the uniformed services and who is entitled to retired pay under  chapter 71  of title 10, or who is in receipt of compensation under section 1114 of title 38 for a disability rated at 100 percent, and who is not an employee may elect to contribute a portion of such pay or compensation to the Thrift Savings Fund.
(2)
An election to contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund under this subsection may be made as provided under section 8432(b).
(3)
No contributions shall be made for the benefit of an individual described under paragraph (1) under section 8432 of this title.
(4)
An individual described under paragraph (1) may not contribute to the Fund under this subsection unless such individual had an account within the Fund before the date the individual separated from the uniformed services or the civil service.
 .
(b)
Regulations
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, in coordination with the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs, shall issue regulations to implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-08-19
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow retired or certain disabled members of the uniformed services to contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan after separation, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R) sponsors H.R. 4996, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4996 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Aug 19, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4996 has taken 2 actions since Aug 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Aug 19, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Aug 19, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 4996 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4996 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow retired or certain disabled members of the uniformed services to contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan after separation, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • FORWARD Act — Display Title
  • FORWARD Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Financial Opportunities for Retirees and Warriors Advancing Retirement Development Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4996 in 4 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.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE114
KATHERINE SYBENGA114
MARAM ABDELHAMID114
MATTHEW SOCKNAT114
MATTHEW SOWARDS114
KURT VORNDRAN113
REGINA HUTTER113
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4996 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4996’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr4996/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com