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H.R. 521: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

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H.R. 521: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-225.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 301 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR521 (2022-07-12), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-225. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

Plain summary

First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act or the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act This act allows disabled federal first responders (e.g., law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, and firefighters) to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled. Under current law, federal first responders are subject to a mandatory retirement age of 57. To facilitate this earlier retirement, federal first responders are required to pay a greater percentage of their salary towards retirement. Additionally, their annuity amount is calculated at a higher rate than other federal employees. This act allows a federal first responder to remain in the accelerated retirement system if they are placed in another civil service position outside of that system after returning to work from a work-related injury or illness. Further, if such an employee is separated from service before they are entitled to receive an annuity, they may receive a refund of their accelerated contributions.

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Official text

First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 26 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 521, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act (2022-07-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 521, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act (2022-09-23)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Don Bacon (R-NE), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr521 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117