A bill to liberalize eligibility for cost-of-living increases in civil service retirement annuities.
Public Law 93-136 · H.R. 3799 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Oct 24, 1973 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Thaddeus Dulski (D-NY-37)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Allows Federal employees eligible for retirement under the civil service retirement system before a cost-of-living annuity increase goes into effect to retire after that date and still have included in the computation of their annuities that cost of living increase. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 8340)
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Oct 24, 1973Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-136.
- Oct 12, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Oct 11, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Oct 10, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Sep 18, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Sep 17, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Sep 10, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Feb 6, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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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.