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H.R. 1839: Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act

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H.R. 1839: Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-30 · 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 2017-03-30 · 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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Official title

Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act

Plain summary

Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act This bill 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 (CSRS) at any time before or after the date of separation on which the entitlement to an annuity under CSRS is based. Such a deposit made after separation, and the annuity or lump-sum payable after such deposit, is required to include computed interest. The retirement counselor training program is revised to promote fully informed retirement decisions in the case of employees and Members who served in the Armed Forces regarding the crediting of military service.

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Official text

Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act

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-cong115-hr1839 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115