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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 22, 2009
Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009 - Authorizes a six-month open enrollment period starting 30 days after enactment of this Act for a federal judicial official to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing toward an annuity for his or her surviving spouse and dependent children.
Allows judicial officials enrolled in the System before or after enactment of this Act to purchase, in three-month increments, up to an additional year of service credit for each year of federal judicial service completed.
People & committees
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · D–GA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1889)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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