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H.R. 3208: Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015

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H.R. 3208: Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-23 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015

Plain summary

Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015 Allows an employee or Member of Congress who has performed military service and who retires on or after September 8, 1982, to make the deposit required for crediting such service under the Civil Service Retirement System at any time before or after the date of separation on which the entitlement to an annuity under such System is based. Requires such a deposit made after separation, and the annuity or lump-sum payable after such deposit, to include computed interest. Requires the retirement counselor training program to ensure that employees and Members who served in the Armed Forces are made aware of the provisions governing crediting military service.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3208 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114