Judicial Survivors' Annuities Reform Act of 1985

Summary

Judicial Survivors' Annuities Reform Act of 1985 - Amends the Judicial Code to increase the amount that a judicial official has withheld from his or her salary for purposes of the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund. Requires that there shall also be deposited in the fund amounts required to maintain the actuarial balance of the program as such amounts are actuarially determined on an annual basis in accordance with the provisions of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950. Increases the amount of the annuity received by a surviving widow or widower with children. Increases the amount of the annuity received by the surviving children of a judicial official leaving no widow or widower. Revises the formula used to determine the amount of the annuity given a widow or widower of a judicial official. Makes a widow or widower eligible for survivors benefits unless they remarry prior to age 60. Makes the benefits conferred by this Act immediately available to any eligible person. Provides that nothing shall be interpreted to cancel, abrogate, or diminish any rights to which an individual or his or her survivors may be entitled by virtue of such individual's having contributed to the judicial survivors annuity fund before the effective date of this Act. Permits a judicial officer who has participated in the present annuity program to withdraw, in writing, according to specified procedures. Allows such officer to subsequently join the judicial survivors annuities program created by this Act.

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Timeline

1. 27 June 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 June 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 July 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Courts.

   Source: Committee

4. 6 February 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Department of Justice.

   Source: Committee

5. 19 February 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Courts. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-594.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 March 1986

   Reported

   Committee on Judiciary. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 3570 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 June 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Judicial Improvements Act of 1985