A bill to provide that the full cost-of-living adjustment in benefits payable under certain Federal programs shall be made for 1987.

Summary

Declares that the benefits of the following programs, including cost-of-living adjustments, shall not be subject to modification, suspension, or reduction in calendar year 1987 pursuant to the President's sequestration order under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act): (1) black lung benefits; (2) Central Intelligence Agency retirement and disability system; (3) civil service retirement and disability system; (4) Comptroller General retirement system; (5) foreign service retirement and disability system; (6) judicial survivors' annuities system; (7) longshoremen's and harbor workers' compensation system; (8) military retirement system; (9) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration retirement system; (10) pensions for former Presidents; (11) railroad retirement; (12) Coast Guard retirement system; (13) Public Health Service commissioned officers retirement system; (14) disabled coal miners' benefits; and (15) Tax Court judges survivors' retirement system.

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Timeline

1. 13 March 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 March 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 May 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from GAO.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 13 March 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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