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To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the contribution of certain rollover distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate certain waiting-period requirements for participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.

Public Law 106-361 · H.R. 208 · 106th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 27, 2000 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Constance Morella (R-MD-8)

Cosponsors (31): Rep. Martin Frost,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 382 yea, 0 nay382–0
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends Federal civil service law with respect to the Thrift Savings Plan to provide that a Federal employee or Member of Congress: (1) may contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund (TSF) an eligible rollover distribution that a qualified trust could accept under the Internal Revenue Code; and (2) shall be afforded an opportunity to elect to contribute to the TSF beginning on the date of commencing service or the earliest date administratively feasible (thus eliminating current waiting periods).

Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations under which a lump-sum credit for an employee's or Member's retirement contributions shall not be paid without the consent of the employee's or Member's spouse and former spouse where OPM has received information or documentation that a court order bars payment of the credit in order to preserve the court's ability to award a survivor or former spouse's annuity, or that payment of the credit would extinguish the spouse's or former spouse's entitlement, under a court order on file, to such an annuity.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 382 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

382 yea0 nay51 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(188)

  • Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
  • Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
  • Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
  • Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
  • Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
  • Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
  • Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
  • Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
  • Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
  • Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
  • Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
  • Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
  • Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
  • Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
  • Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
  • Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
  • Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
  • Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
  • Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
  • Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
  • Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
  • Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
  • Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
  • Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
  • Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
  • Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
  • Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
  • Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
  • Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
  • Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
  • Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
  • Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
  • Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
  • Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
  • Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
  • Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
  • Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
  • Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
  • Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
  • Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
  • Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
  • Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
  • Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
  • Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
  • Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
  • Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
  • Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
  • Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
  • Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
  • Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
  • Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
  • Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
  • Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
  • Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
  • Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
  • Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
  • Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
  • Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
  • Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
  • Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
  • Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
  • Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
  • Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
  • Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
  • Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
  • Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
  • Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
  • Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
  • Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
  • Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
  • Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
  • Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
  • Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
  • Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
  • Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
  • Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
  • Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
  • Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
  • Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
  • Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
  • Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
  • Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
  • Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
  • Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
  • Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
  • Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
  • Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
  • Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
  • Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
  • Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
  • Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
  • Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
  • Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
  • Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
  • Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
  • Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
  • Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
  • Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
  • Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
  • Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
  • Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
  • Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
  • Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
  • Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
  • Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
  • Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
  • Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
  • Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
  • Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
  • Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
  • Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
  • Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
  • Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
  • Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
  • Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
  • Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
  • Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
  • Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
  • Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
  • Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
  • Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
  • Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
  • Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
  • Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
  • Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
  • Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
  • Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
  • Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
  • Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
  • Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
  • Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
  • Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
  • Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
  • Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
  • Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
  • Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
  • Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
  • Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
  • Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
  • Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
  • Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-42
  • Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
  • Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
  • Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
  • Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
  • Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
  • Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
  • Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
  • Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
  • Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
  • Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
  • Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
  • Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
  • Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
  • Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
  • Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
  • Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
  • Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
  • Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
  • Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
  • Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
  • Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
  • Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
  • Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
  • Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
  • Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
  • Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
  • Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
  • Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
  • Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
  • Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
  • Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
  • Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
  • Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
  • Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
  • Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
  • Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
  • Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
  • Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
  • Rep. Ronnie ShowsD-MS-4
  • Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
  • Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
  • Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
  • Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5

Republicans who voted yea(194)

  • Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
  • Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
  • Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
  • Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
  • Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
  • Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
  • Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
  • Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
  • Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
  • Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
  • Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
  • Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
  • Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
  • Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
  • Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
  • Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
  • Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
  • Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
  • Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
  • Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
  • Rep. Steven KuykendallR-CA-36
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
  • Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
  • Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
  • Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
  • Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
  • Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
  • Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
  • Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
  • Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
  • Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
  • Rep. John CookseyR-LA-5
  • Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
  • Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
  • Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
  • Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
  • Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
  • Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
  • Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
  • Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
  • Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-22
  • Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
  • Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
  • Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
  • Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
  • Rep. Don YoungR-AK
  • Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
  • Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
  • Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
  • Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
  • Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
  • Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
  • Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
  • Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
  • Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-27
  • Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
  • Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
  • Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
  • Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
  • Rep. John ThuneR-SD
  • Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
  • Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
  • Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
  • Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
  • Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
  • Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
  • Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
  • Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
  • Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
  • Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
  • Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
  • Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
  • Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
  • Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
  • Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
  • Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
  • Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
  • Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
  • Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
  • Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
  • Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
  • Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
  • Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
  • Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
  • Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
  • Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
  • Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
  • Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
  • Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
  • Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
  • Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
  • Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
  • Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
  • Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
  • Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
  • Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
  • Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
  • Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
  • Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
  • Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
  • Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
  • Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
  • Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
  • Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
  • Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
  • Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
  • Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
  • Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
  • Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
  • Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
  • Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
  • Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
  • Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
  • Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
  • Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
  • Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
  • Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
  • Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
  • Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
  • Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
  • Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
  • Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
  • Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
  • Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
  • Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
  • Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
  • Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
  • Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
  • Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
  • Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
  • Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
  • Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
  • Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
  • Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
  • Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
  • Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
  • Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
  • Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
  • Rep. Rick HillR-MT
  • Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
  • Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
  • Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
  • Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
  • Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
  • Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
  • Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
  • Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
  • Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
  • Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
  • Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
  • Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
  • Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-41
  • Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
  • Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
  • Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
  • Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
  • Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
  • Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
  • Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
  • Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
  • Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
  • Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
  • Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
  • Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
  • Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
  • Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
  • Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
  • Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
  • Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
  • Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
  • Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
  • Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
  • Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
  • Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
  • Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
  • Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
  • Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
  • Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
  • Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
  • Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
  • Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
  • Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
  • Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
  • Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
  • Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
  • Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
  • Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
  • Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4
  • Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2
  • Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
  • Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
  • Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14
Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1126 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.

  1. Oct 27, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-361.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 19, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 10, 2000Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 0 (Roll no. 520).House roll call 520
  6. Resolving differencesResolving differences · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  7. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mrs. Morella moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
  8. OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 0 (Roll no. 520).House roll call 520
  9. Jul 21, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
  10. Jul 13, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  11. Jun 14, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  12. May 13, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  13. Apr 21, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  14. Apr 20, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  16. FloorFloor · Mr. Scarborough moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  17. Apr 13, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  18. Mar 17, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  19. Feb 25, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  20. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  21. Jan 25, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  22. Jan 6, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  23. 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.