To amend the District of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 1997 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to use estimated amounts in determining the service longevity component of the Federal benefit payment required to be paid under such Act to certain retirees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
Public Law 107-290 · H.R. 5205 · 107th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Nov 7, 2002 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Constance Morella (R-MD-8)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the District of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 1997 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) estimate the additional compensation for service longevity for purposes of determining the amount of a Federal benefit payment for Metropolitan Police Department annuitants who retired between August 29, 1972, and December 31, 2001; and (2) make Federal benefit payments based upon such estimates.
States that this Act shall take effect as if included in the enactment of title IX of division A of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by reference in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001).
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · discharged from, markup by, referred toSubcommittee: District of Columbia Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Nov 7, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-290.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 29, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 17, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 11, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Oct 10, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- Oct 9, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Sep 20, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by District of Columbia Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by District of Columbia Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Aug 15, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to District of Columbia Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Jul 24, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform 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.