A bill to amend the Judicial Survivors' Annuity Act to eliminate the requirement that a Federal justice or judge, who is assassinated, must serve a specific period of time before his or her survivors become eligible for benefits under this Act.

Summary

Amends the Federal judicial code with respect to survivors' annuities to waive the 18-month length of service requirement in cases where a Federal judicial official is assassinated before completion of the vesting period. Applies this waiver retroactively to include any assassination on or after May 1, 1988.

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Timeline

1. 31 January 1989

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 31 January 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 February 1989

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.

   Source: Committee

4. 25 September 1990

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment without recommendation.

   Source: Committee

5. 4 October 1990

   Reported

   Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

6. 4 October 1990

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 926.

   Source: Calendars

7. 4 October 1990

   Reported

   Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file
• Reported to Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 31 January 1989

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Sponsors

• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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