Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), David Valadao (R-CA), and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 1522). This bipartisan bill would allow certain federal employees, including letter carriers, to make catch-up retirement contributions for time spent as non-career employees after Dec. 31, 1988, making it credible service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
H.R. 1522 -Federal Retirement Fairness Act. Legislation that would allow rural letter carriers to buy back their time spent as an RCA. Click here for co-sponsors. Click here for a form letter to send to your Representative. Click here to download our Fact Sheet.