S. 2967: A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes.

S. 2967: A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-01 · Congress · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-279.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-279. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes specified Senate Restaurants employees who are employees of the Architect of the Capitol on the date of enactment of this Act and who become employees of a contractor under a food services contract to elect to continue coverage of federal benefits, including retirement benefits, life and health insurance, annual and sick leave balances and accrual rates, and transit subsidies, after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern. Prohibits the basic pay of such an employee from being reduced below the rate paid to that employee on the day before operations are transferred. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations to provide for the continuity of benefits. Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay and voluntary separation incentive payments to, and early retirement by, such employees.

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Official text

A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2967, A bill to provide for certain federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate restaurants after operations of the Senate restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for ot (2008-09-05); CBO cost estimate: S. 2967, A bill to provide for certain federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate restaurants after operations of the Senate restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for ot (2008-09-05)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s2967.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s2967 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110