HR 1265 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the amounts of regular and optional group life insurance available to Federal employees, provide optional life insurance on family members, increase the contribution by the Federal Government to the costs of employees' life insurance, and increase the value of employees' life insurance following retirement.

Introduced 1979-01-22· Sponsored by Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.(1979-01-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Increases the amount of group life insurance available to Federal employees. States that such amount shall be the product resulting from the multiplication of the "basic insurance benefit" by a factor assigned to an employee's age. Defines the "basic insurance benefit" as the higher of $10,000 or the employee's annual rate of basic pay rounded to the next higher multiple of $1,000 plus $2,000. Establishes the age-dependent factor as two times the employee's basic benefit for employees age 35 and under decreasing to a factor of one for employees age 45 and older. Applies the newly established insurance rates to group accidental death and dismemberment insurance. States that the continuation of life insurance coverage for certain retired and disabled employees shall be without cost to such employee's who become eligible for such continuation by December 31, 1987. Requires the employee's share of the cost of such continued coverage for an employee who becomes eligible after such date to be deducted from his or her annuity or compensation. Establishes a plan of optional life insurance which shall be in addition to optional life insurance now available to employees. Establishes a plan o…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat