FEGLI Living Benefits Act
Public Law 103-409 · H.R. 512 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 25, 1994 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-NY-20)
Cosponsors (22): Rep. Eliot Engel, Rep. Robert Dornan,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
FEGLI Living Benefits Act - Provides that a Federal employee enrolled in the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program who has been diagnosed as terminally ill with a life expectancy of nine months or less may elect to receive a lump-sum payment of his or her basic insurance amount, as adjusted actuarially under regulations of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Requires OPM to retain in the Employees Life Insurance Fund the portion of premium payments otherwise due as will, by the end of FY 1995, permanently reduce the contingency reserve by an amount equal to the amount by which payments from the Fund during FY 1995 exceed the payments that would have been paid had this Act not been enacted.
Provides for continuation of health benefits coverage for individuals enrolled in a plan administered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision before the plan's termination on January 7, 1995. Requires transfer of terminated plan funds to the Employees Health Benefit Fund to cover such employees.
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: Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.
- Oct 25, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-409.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 18, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 8, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 7, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. McCloskey asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 2642 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Oct 3, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 20, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 20, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 19, 1994FloorFloor · 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 · Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 18, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jun 22, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jun 9, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Apr 20, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jan 22, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jan 21, 1993CommitteeCommittee · 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.