To provide that a Federal annuitant or former member of a uniformed service who returns to Government service, under a temporary appointment, to assist in carrying out the 1990 decennial census of population shall be exempt from certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to offsets from pay and other benefits.
Public Law 101-86 · H.R. 1860 · 101st Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Aug 16, 1989 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Sawyer (D-OH-14)
Cosponsors (55): Rep. Thomas Ridge, Rep. Rodney Chandler,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Provides an exemption from the reduction in retirement pay because of reemployment for Federal annuitants and former members of a uniformed service who become reemployed in a temporary position within the Bureau of the Census to assist in carrying out the 1990 decennial census.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Census and Population Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Aug 16, 1989Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-86.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 11, 1989PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 4, 1989FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 17, 1989FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Smith (MS) demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Sawyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 13, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jul 12, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- May 23, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Apr 23, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Apr 12, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.