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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Jul 13, 2000
Amends Federal civil service law with respect to the Thrift Savings Plan to provide that a Federal employee or Member of Congress: (1) may contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund (TSF) an eligible rollover distribution that a qualified trust could accept under the Internal Revenue Code; and (2) shall be afforded an opportunity to elect to contribute to the TSF beginning on the date of commencing service or the earliest date administratively feasible (thus eliminating current waiting periods).Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations under which a lump-sum credit for an employee's or Member's retirement contributions shall not be paid without the consent of the employee's or Member's spouse and former spouse where OPM has received information or documentation that a court order bars payment of the credit in order to preserve the court's ability to award a survivor or former spouse's annuity, or that payment of the credit would extinguish the spouse's or former spouse's entitlement, under a court order on file, to such an annuity.
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Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R–MD
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Became Public Law No: 106-361.
Became Public Law No: 106-361.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 0 (Roll no. 520). (consideration: CR H9519-9521, H9574; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H9519)
House roll call 520 · Individual votesResolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 0 (Roll no. 520).(consideration: CR H9519-9521, H9574; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H9519)
House roll call 520 · Individual votesAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendments to H.R. 208.
Mrs. Morella moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7455-7456)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7455-7456)
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S7455-7456)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 682.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Thompson with amendments. With written report No. 106-343.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Thompson with amendments. With written report No. 106-343.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2162)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2162)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 208.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2161-2164)
Mr. Scarborough moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 106-87.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 106-87.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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