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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2001
Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act - Amends Federal civil service law relating to the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System to provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal firefighters (currently, 55) be made the same as the age that applies with respect to Federal law enforcement officers (currently, 57).
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Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-23] · R–CA
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Became Public Law No: 107-27.
Became Public Law No: 107-27.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9001-9002)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9001-9002)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 132.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 5). (text: CR H80)
House roll call 5 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 5).(text: CR H80)
House roll call 5 · Individual votesDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 93.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H80-86)
Mr. LaTourette moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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