S. 419 · 117th Congress

CONTRACT Act of 2021

Introduced on Feb 24, 2021 by James M. Inhofe (R-OK). 47 cosponsors, 23 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 15, 2022): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 651.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Feb 24, 2021
Cosponsors
47
23 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a full annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers.

Subjects

  • Aviation and airports
  • Department of Transportation
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Transportation employees

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to Senate, Dec 15, 2022). Public domain.

Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2021 or the CONTRACT Act of 2021

This bill exempts certain air traffic controllers from a required reduction in their retirement annuity payment on account of earnings from certain work performed while entitled to such annuity.

Under current law, retired Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers receive an annuity payment during the period between the mandatory retirement age of 56 and the Social Security minimum age of 62. Such annuity payment is required to be reduced by a certain percentage of any excess earnings during this period.

The bill exempts from such reduction in annuity payments an air traffic controller who participates in the Air Traffic Control Contract Program (a public-private partnership for air traffic control services) following mandatory retirement.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

James M. InhofeR-OKSponsor

Democrats · 21

Independents · 2

Republicans · 24

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Feb 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 24, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Nov 3, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Dec 15, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-260.
  5. Dec 15, 2022 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-260.
  6. Dec 15, 2022 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 651.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.