S. 3013 - Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008

Government employees. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill was voted on in the Senate on September 30, 2008 
Amendments:
1 proposed amendment. 1 accepted. View amendments 
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on October 1, 2008.

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Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008

S. 3013 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008
  • Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008
  • Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008
  • Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008
Sponsor
Daniel Akaka
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Government employees
  • Administrative procedure
  • Alaska
  • Annuities
  • Budgets
  • Civil service retirement
  • Cost of living adjustments
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Executive departments
  • Federal employees
  • Federal officials
  • Government trust funds
  • Hawaii
  • Law
  • Medical care
  • Medical personnel
  • Medicine
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Office of Personnel Management
  • Pensions
  • Puerto Rico
  • Salaries
  • Territories (U.S.)
  • Veterans
  • Veterans' medical care
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced5/13/2008
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed Senate10/01/2008
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.10/01/2008PASSED by voice vote
select this voteSenateAmendment SA 5689 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.10/01/2008PASSED by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced5/13/2008
5/13/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
5/13/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4109)
6/19/2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Put on a legislative calendar6/25/2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
9/11/2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No. 110-456.
Put on a legislative calendar9/11/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 954.
10/01/2008Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage10/01/2008Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
10/01/2008The committee amendments were agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
10/01/2008Amendment SA 5689 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Collins.
select this voteVote10/01/2008Amendment SA 5689 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
10/02/2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
10/02/2008Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
10/02/2008Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
10/02/2008Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
10/03/2008Received in the House.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
select this voteS. Amdt. 5689Collins, Susan [R-ME]October 1, 2008Passed by voice vote on September 30, 2008.

To strike the provision relating to election of coverage by employees, and for other purposes.

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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $9,120 Against $0
  2. March - April 2003 For $104,200 Against $0
  3. May - June 2003 For $102,500 Against $0
  4. July - August 2003 For $33,000 Against $0
  5. September - October 2003 For $88,700 Against $0
  6. November - December 2003 For $71,000 Against $0
  7. January - February 2004 For $11,560 Against $0
  8. March - April 2004 For $89,450 Against $0
  9. May - June 2004 For $153,200 Against $0
  10. July - August 2004 For $92,700 Against $0
  11. September - October 2004 For $236,300 Against $0
  12. November - December 2004 For $10,000 Against $0
  13. January - February 2005 For $48,000 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $182,199 Against $0
  15. May - June 2005 For $88,130 Against $0
  16. July - August 2005 For $36,000 Against $0
  17. September - October 2005 For $114,500 Against $0
  18. November - December 2005 For $73,300 Against $0
  19. January - February 2006 For $58,000 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $153,850 Against $0
  21. May - June 2006 For $116,200 Against $0
  22. July - August 2006 For $124,750 Against $0
  23. September - October 2006 For $186,850 Against $0
  24. November - December 2006 For $26,000 Against $0
  25. January - February 2007 For $43,950 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $102,400 Against $0
  27. May - June 2007 For $68,900 Against $0
  28. July - August 2007 For $9,400 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $64,000 Against $0
  30. November - December 2007 For $36,600 Against $0
  31. January - February 2008 For $25,110 Against $0
  32. March - April 2008 For $56,400 Against $0
  33. May - June 2008 For $43,000 Against $0
  34. July - August 2008 For $36,000 Against $0
  35. September - October 2008 For $181,750 Against $0
  36. November - December 2008 For $23,000 Against $0

Votes

4 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

4 organizations supported this bill

Anchorage COLA Defense Committee
(n.d.). Senate Comittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia hearing; 5-29-08. Retrieved n.d., from .
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
(n.d.). Hearing: Non-Foreign COLA and Locality Pay. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Letter Carriers
(n.d.). Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia hearing; 5-29-08. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Treasury Employees Union
(n.d.). NTEU Urges Reform of Non-Foreign COLA; Locality Conversion Would Boost Retirement Benefits. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$69,500$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,000$0Yes
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$5,000$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$39,000$0Yes
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$35,500$0Yes
Bob BennettRUT$8,000$0Yes
Joe BidenDDE$0$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$41,500$0Yes
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$7,000$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$61,150$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$60,900$0Yes
Sam BrownbackRKS$4,200$0Yes
Jim BunningRKY$8,000$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$5,000$0Yes
Robert ByrdDWV$48,000$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$-1,000$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$91,400$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$60,020$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$64,200$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,000$0Yes
Hillary ClintonDNY$54,100$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$0$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$10,500$0Yes
Norm ColemanRMN$24,000$0Yes
Susan CollinsRME$70,000$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$55,500$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$1,000$0Yes
John CornynRTX$3,500$0Yes
Larry CraigRID$0$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$8,000$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$2,000$0Yes
Chris DoddDCT$34,500$0Yes
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$1,500$0Yes
Pete DomeniciRNM$17,500$0Yes
Byron DorganDND$55,000$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$47,000$0Yes
John EnsignRNV$4,000$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$3,000$0Yes
Russ FeingoldDWI$42,100$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$49,499$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,000$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$17,000$0Yes
Judd GreggRNH$24,500$0Yes
Chuck HagelRNE$1,000$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$42,700$0Yes
Orrin HatchRUT$7,000$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$9,000$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$500$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$23,350$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$8,000$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$60,000$0Yes
Ted KennedyDMA$35,000$0Yes
John KerryDMA$27,000$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$47,500$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$7,000$0Yes
Mary LandrieuDLA$75,400$0Yes
Frank LautenbergDNJ$33,750$0Yes
Patrick LeahyDVT$2,500$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$35,500$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$81,000$0Yes
Blanche LincolnDAR$50,500$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$10,000$0Yes
Mel MartinezRFL$1,000$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$4,500$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$61,500$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$16,500$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$75,000$0Yes
Barbara MikulskiDMD$87,000$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$2,500$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$90,500$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$65,800$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$63,000$0Yes
Barack ObamaDIL$28,500$0Yes
Mark PryorDAR$44,000$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$31,300$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$89,500$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$4,000$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$44,500$0Yes
Ken SalazarDCO$50,000$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$43,000$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$25,500$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0Yes
Richard ShelbyRAL$26,000$0Yes
Gordon SmithROR$9,000$0Yes
Olympia SnoweRME$34,750$0Yes
Arlen SpecterDPA$67,500$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$50,900$0Yes
Ted StevensRAK$17,000$0Yes
John SununuRNH$10,500$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$31,000$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
David VitterRLA$0$0Yes
George VoinovichROH$41,500$0Yes
John WarnerRVA$2,000$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$25,500$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$17,000$0Yes
Roger WickerRMS$6,000$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$37,500$0Yes

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$69,500$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,000$0Yes
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$5,000$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$39,000$0Yes
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$35,500$0Yes
Bob BennettRUT$8,000$0Yes
Joe BidenDDE$0$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$41,500$0Yes
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$7,000$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$61,150$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$60,900$0Yes
Sam BrownbackRKS$4,200$0Yes
Jim BunningRKY$8,000$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$5,000$0Yes
Robert ByrdDWV$48,000$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$-1,000$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$91,400$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$60,020$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$64,200$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,000$0Yes
Hillary ClintonDNY$54,100$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$0$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$10,500$0Yes
Norm ColemanRMN$24,000$0Yes
Susan CollinsRME$70,000$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$55,500$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$1,000$0Yes
John CornynRTX$3,500$0Yes
Larry CraigRID$0$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$8,000$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$2,000$0Yes
Chris DoddDCT$34,500$0Yes
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$1,500$0Yes
Pete DomeniciRNM$17,500$0Yes
Byron DorganDND$55,000$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$47,000$0Yes
John EnsignRNV$4,000$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$3,000$0Yes
Russ FeingoldDWI$42,100$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$49,499$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,000$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$17,000$0Yes
Judd GreggRNH$24,500$0Yes
Chuck HagelRNE$1,000$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$42,700$0Yes
Orrin HatchRUT$7,000$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$9,000$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$500$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$23,350$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$8,000$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$60,000$0Yes
Ted KennedyDMA$35,000$0Yes
John KerryDMA$27,000$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$47,500$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$7,000$0Yes
Mary LandrieuDLA$75,400$0Yes
Frank LautenbergDNJ$33,750$0Yes
Patrick LeahyDVT$2,500$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$35,500$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$81,000$0Yes
Blanche LincolnDAR$50,500$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$10,000$0Yes
Mel MartinezRFL$1,000$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$4,500$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$61,500$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$16,500$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$75,000$0Yes
Barbara MikulskiDMD$87,000$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$2,500$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$90,500$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$65,800$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$63,000$0Yes
Barack ObamaDIL$28,500$0Yes
Mark PryorDAR$44,000$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$31,300$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$89,500$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$4,000$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$44,500$0Yes
Ken SalazarDCO$50,000$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$43,000$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$25,500$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0Yes
Richard ShelbyRAL$26,000$0Yes
Gordon SmithROR$9,000$0Yes
Olympia SnoweRME$34,750$0Yes
Arlen SpecterDPA$67,500$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$50,900$0Yes
Ted StevensRAK$17,000$0Yes
John SununuRNH$10,500$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$31,000$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
David VitterRLA$0$0Yes
George VoinovichROH$41,500$0Yes
John WarnerRVA$2,000$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$25,500$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$17,000$0Yes
Roger WickerRMS$6,000$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$37,500$0Yes

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
US Postal Service unions & associations$1,939,169
Federal employees unions$960,850

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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