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HR 8732 · 119th CongressIntroduced

Retirement pay for NOAA and PHS officers

Defense & Aerospace
The vote
Worked the bill
$483M
24 groups · their total 2025 lobbying
In the distance
Summary

What the bill does

This bill would allow retired officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Public Health Service (PHS) to receive their retirement pay from the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund. Currently, only members of the armed forces and Coast Guard get paid from that fund. The bill changes the law to include NOAA and PHS commissioned corps as uniformed services eligible for the same retirement fund.

Why it matters

The stakes

Retired NOAA and PHS officers would get their pensions from a larger, more stable fund. This could affect thousands of retired officers and their families, and it changes how the government pays for their retirement benefits.

The debate

What each side says

Supporters
  • It treats all uniformed services equally by giving NOAA and PHS officers the same retirement fund as the military.bill
  • It simplifies administration by having one fund handle retirement pay for all uniformed services.bill
Critics
  • No recorded objections.

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The bill

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HR 8732Retirement pay for NOAA and PHS officersDefense & Aerospace

Who paid lobbyists to work it

Direct tie24 groups · their total 2025 lobbying
GroupIssues2025 lobbying
(all issues)
Has PAC?
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONAdvocacyOtherBanking$80MNo PAC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.EnergyBankingForeign$70MNo PAC
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICAHealthTechForeign$38MPRAMAOAP
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIESTechSports & MediaBanking$26MNo PAC
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANYTransportBankingForeign$20MGMC
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILBankingEnergyTransport$19MACCP
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONTechDefenseOther$19MCTWAPAC
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLCBankingTechLabor$18MASLSSFAP

Election money, in the distance

Background · not tied to this billDefense & Aerospace PACs -> the members who voted

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