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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 7, 1993
Amends Federal law with respect to the Civil Service and Federal Employees' Retirement Systems to provide that certain requirements relating to reemployed annuitants shall not apply with respect to postal retirees who are reemployed, on a temporary basis, as rural postmasters or rural letter carriers.
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Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] · D–OH
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5785-5788)
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 103-594.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 103-594.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2384)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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