To amend the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to treat domestic partnerships as marriage for purposes of the program of benefits paid by the Federal government for survivors of a District of Columbia police officer, firefighter, or teacher in the same manner and to the same extent that domestic partnerships are treated as marriage for purposes of such benefits which are paid by the District of Columbia, to conform the age limit after which a surviving spouse of a police officer, firefighter, or teacher may remarry without losing survivor benefits under such program to the age limit established with respect to survivor benefits of Federal employees, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 13, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
This bill makes technical corrections to federal survivor benefit programs for District of Columbia police officers, firefighters, and teachers. The legislation updates benefit rules to treat domestic partners the same as spouses when determining survivor benefit eligibility, aligning federal benefits with how the District of Columbia already treats domestic partnerships. The bill also raises the age at which surviving spouses can remarry without losing benefits from the current standard to age 55, matching the federal employee benefit standard, though with an exception allowing benefits to continue for those who remarried before age 55 if they were married at least 30 years to the deceased officer, firefighter, or teacher. Additionally, the bill clarifies rules allowing federal employees who worked for the District to make service deposits toward their federal retirement benefits. The legislation does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines beyond referencing existing federal retirement system procedures.
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