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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Jul 29, 2009
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009 - Authorizes a six-month open enrollment period starting 30 days after enactment of this Act for an eligible federal judicial officer 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 officers 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
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D–IL
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 111-49.
Became Public Law No: 111-49.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Cleared for White House.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H9036)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.(text: CR H9036)
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9036)
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7372-7373; text as passed Senate: CR S7373)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7372-7373; text as passed Senate: CR S7373)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 88.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5724)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5723-5724)
Introduced in Senate
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