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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 17, 1996
Amends provisions of Federal law relating to the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System to provide that a Member of Congress after he or she has completed 12 years of service in the Congress shall not: (1) have retirement deductions made from any pay or service performed as a Member; (2) have Government contributions made on his or her behalf; or (3) have any service performed as a Member taken into account for purposes of computing retirement pay (except in the case of a disability annuity). Provides that only service performed after the 104th Congress shall be taken into account with respect to the 12-year service requirement of this Act.
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Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R–OK
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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