Comptroller General Annuity Adjustment Act of 1978
Public Law 95-512 · S. 3412 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 25, 1978 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. John Glenn (D-OH)
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.
Comptroller General Annuity Adjustment Act - Amends the Budget and Accounting Act 1921: (1) to increase the Comptroller General's contribution for a survivorship annuity; (2) to increase the amount of such annuity; (3) to provide for cost-of-living adjustments in such annuity and the Comptroller General's pension; (4) to prohibit the annuity from exceeding the annual rate of compensation of the Comptroller General; and (5) to provide for a lump-sum refund if the Comptroller General is separated from office prior to becoming eligible to receive such annuity.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Oct 25, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-512.
- Oct 16, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Oct 14, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Oct 11, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Oct 9, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Oct 3, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Aug 15, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.