To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law enforcement officers to inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 23, 1993

Amends Federal law to extend certain retirement-related provisions of the Civil Service Retirement System for Federal law enforcement officers to: (1) revenue officers in the Internal Revenue Service; (2) customs inspectors and canine enforcement officers in the U.S. Customs Service; and (3) inspectors in the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] · D–WA

Committees

Post Office and Civil Service Committee

34 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Feb 25, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Feb 23, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 23, 1993
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 1993
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.1034, 103rd Congress: To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law enforcement officers to inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1034

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Discuss H.R.1034, 103rd Congress: To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law enforcement officers to inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1034

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-02-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr1034/BILLS-103hr1034ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.1034, 103rd Congress: To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law enforcement officers to inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1034

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-02-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr1034/BILLS-103hr1034ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:23:19Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.1034, 103rd Congress: To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law enforcement officers to inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1034

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-02-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr1034/BILLS-103hr1034ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:23:19Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.1034 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.