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H.R. 1283: CONTRACT Act of 2021

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H.R. 1283: CONTRACT Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-24 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

CONTRACT Act of 2021

Plain summary

Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2021 or the CONTRACT Act of 2021 This bill exempts certain air traffic controllers from a required reduction in their retirement annuity payment on account of earnings from certain work performed while entitled to such annuity. Under current law, retired Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers receive an annuity payment during the period between the mandatory retirement age of 56 and the Social Security minimum age of 62. Such annuity payment is required to be reduced by a certain percentage of any excess earnings during this period. The bill exempts from such reduction in annuity payments an air traffic controller who participates in the Air Traffic Control Contract Program (a public-private partnership for air traffic control services) following mandatory retirement.

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Official text

CONTRACT Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · 76 cosponsors

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Adam Smith (D-WA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Mike Bost (R-IL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and 16 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] reported raising $580,025 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1283 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117