A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes.

7/17/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes specified Senate Restaurants employees who are employees of the Architect of the Capitol on the date of enactment of this Act and who become employees of a contractor under a food services contract to elect to continue coverage of federal benefits, including retirement benefits, life and health insurance, annual and sick leave balances and accrual rates, and transit subsidies, after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern.
Prohibits the basic pay of such an employee from being reduced below the rate paid to that employee on the day before operations are transferred.
Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations to provide for the continuity of benefits.
Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay and voluntary separation incentive payments to, and early retirement by, such employees.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
  • Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
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Committees

• Senate Rules and Administration

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2967

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
May 01, 2008		June 03, 2008		July 10, 2008		July 17, 2008		July 17, 2008

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• Enacted on Jul 17, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-279.
• Signed on Jul 17, 2008.
• Jul 15, 2008. Presented to President.
• Passed without objection in the House on Jul 10, 2008. On passage Passed without objection.
• Jul 10, 2008: Considered by unanimous consent.
• Jul 10, 2008: Mr. Brady (PA) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
• Jul 10, 2008. Cleared for White House.
• Jun 04, 2008: Held at the desk.
• Jun 04, 2008: Received in the House.
• Jun 04, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Jun 03, 2008. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Jun 03, 2008: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.
• Introduced on May 01, 2008.
• May 01, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Congress
• Administrative procedure
• Annuities
• Architect of the Capitol
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• Civil service retirement
• Commuting
• Congressional agencies
• Congressional employees
• Early retirement
• Employee vacations
• Executive departments
• Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
• Finance
• Food
• Food service
• Government contractors
• Government employees
• Government employees' health insurance
• Government employees' life insurance
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Health policy
• Law
• Medical care
• Office of Personnel Management
• Pensions
• Public contracts
• Restaurants
• Salaries
• Senate
• Severance pay
• Sick leave
• Subsidies
• Tax-deferred compensation plans
• Transportation
• Leave of absence

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