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Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act

USA119th CongressS-4290| Senate 
| Updated: 4/14/2026
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (1)
John Fetterman (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act," amends title 5, United States Code, to clarify the treatment of annuity supplement payments in court-ordered divisions of federal annuities. Specifically, it mandates that if a court decree divides a federal annuity, the associated annuity supplement payment shall be included in that division's computation. This inclusion is the default, unless the court order or agreement explicitly states that the annuity supplement should be excluded from the division. The legislation also includes important applicability provisions, particularly for past cases. It directs the Office of Personnel Management to make a one-time payment to certain "covered annuitants" who retired before the bill's enactment. These payments will compensate annuitants whose annuity supplements were retroactively recomputed between June 30, 2016, and the enactment date, leading to deductions from their annuities due to court-ordered divisions. Furthermore, the bill waives any overpayments made to covered annuitants or their former spouses that resulted from the prior exclusion of annuity supplements in court-ordered apportionments before this Act's enactment.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4977
Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4199
Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act
Apr 14, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Apr 14, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4977
    Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4199
    Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act


  • April 14, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 14, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act

USA119th CongressS-4290| Senate 
| Updated: 4/14/2026
This bill, titled the "Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act," amends title 5, United States Code, to clarify the treatment of annuity supplement payments in court-ordered divisions of federal annuities. Specifically, it mandates that if a court decree divides a federal annuity, the associated annuity supplement payment shall be included in that division's computation. This inclusion is the default, unless the court order or agreement explicitly states that the annuity supplement should be excluded from the division. The legislation also includes important applicability provisions, particularly for past cases. It directs the Office of Personnel Management to make a one-time payment to certain "covered annuitants" who retired before the bill's enactment. These payments will compensate annuitants whose annuity supplements were retroactively recomputed between June 30, 2016, and the enactment date, leading to deductions from their annuities due to court-ordered divisions. Furthermore, the bill waives any overpayments made to covered annuitants or their former spouses that resulted from the prior exclusion of annuity supplements in court-ordered apportionments before this Act's enactment.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4977
Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4199
Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act
Apr 14, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Apr 14, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4977
    Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4199
    Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act


  • April 14, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 14, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (1)
John Fetterman (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted