FEDERALhearing transcript

Hearings on Reinstating Civil Service Survivor Annuities (H.R. 2516)

Original title: Reinstatement of survivor annuities for certain widows and widowers: hearings before the Subcommittee on Retirement and Employee Benefits of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 2516, a bill to amend Title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reinstatement of Civil Service Retirement survivor annuities for certain widows and widowers whose remarriages occurred before July 18, 1966, and for other purposes, October 7 and 9, 1975.

July 14, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

This legislation addresses the eligibility criteria for federal survivor benefits for individuals whose marital status changed during a specific historical period.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Widows and widowers of federal retirees

The bill determines their eligibility for receiving reinstated survivor annuity payments.

Federal Civil Service Retirement System

The system would be required to process annuity reinstatements for eligible individuals under the proposed law.

What changed

Last recorded activity July 14, 2026.

What's next

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Summary

This document covers congressional hearings regarding H.R. 2516, a bill proposing the reinstatement of Civil Service Retirement survivor annuities for widows and widowers who remarried prior to July 18, 1966. The hearings were held by the Subcommittee on Retirement and Employee Benefits in October 1975.

Key Facts

H.R. 2516 seeks to amend Title 5 of the United States Code.
The bill targets survivor annuities for widows and widowers of federal civil service retirees.
Eligibility is restricted to those whose remarriage occurred before July 18, 1966.
Hearings were conducted by the House Subcommittee on Retirement and Employee Benefits in October 1975.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for annuity reinstatement under H.R. 2516?

Widows and widowers of civil service retirees whose remarriage occurred before July 18, 1966.

What is the purpose of these hearings?

To discuss and evaluate the proposed amendment to Title 5 regarding the reinstatement of survivor annuities.

Why It Matters

This legislation addresses the eligibility criteria for federal survivor benefits for individuals whose marital status changed during a specific historical period.

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Discoveries

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Retroactive Benefit Adjustment

The bill attempts to address a specific historical cutoff date (July 18, 1966) that previously disqualified survivors from receiving annuities upon remarriage.

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