S. 1862: United States Secret Service Retirement Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-22 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

United States Secret Service Retirement Act of 2009

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States Secret Service Retirement Act of 2009 - Authorizes an individual who was hired as a member of the United States Secret Service Division or the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division from January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1986, who has actively performed duties other than clerical for 10 or more years directly related to the Secret Service's protection mission, and who is serving as a member of the Secret Service Division or the Secret Service Uniformed Division to file an election to transition to the District of Columbia Police and Firefighters Retirement and Disability System (DCPFRDS). Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Secret Service to notify Secret Service employees regarding eligibility to file such an election. Requires: (1) OPM to prescribe regulations to provide for transition of covered employees from the Federal Employees' Retirement System to the Civil Service Retirement System; and (2) the District of Columbia government to provide for coverage of such employees in the DCPFRDS. Sets forth provisions regarding the forfeiture of Thrift Savings Plan and Social Security contributions upon conversion.

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Official text

United States Secret Service Retirement Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1862, U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act of 2009 (2009-12-03); CBO cost estimate: S. 1862, U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act of 2009 (2009-12-03)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1862.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s1862 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111