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The bill gives the Board useful flexibility to set retirement ages (57–62) so agencies can manage staffing and protect workers in demanding roles, but that discretion also creates planning uncertainty and can force longer service or higher short-term costs for employees and taxpayers.
Capitol Police and other federal employees: the Board can set the retirement trigger anywhere from 57–62, giving agencies flexibility to adapt retirement policy to staffing, retention, and recruitment needs.
Capitol Police and other law-enforcement staff in physically demanding roles: the Board may set the trigger as low as 57, allowing earlier access to retirement benefits and earlier exits from physically taxing work.
Federal workforce managers: permitting a 57–62 range enables staggered retirement ages to improve workforce planning and manage retention and recruitment over time.
Capitol Police and other federal employees: Board discretion over the retirement age can create uncertainty for individual career and retirement planning if the age changes after hiring.
Capitol Police and affected employees: if the Board sets the retirement age at the maximum (62), some members may be required to work longer, delaying access to retirement benefits and prolonging physically demanding service.
Taxpayers: raising the retirement age could temporarily increase payroll costs by retaining higher‑paid senior officers longer.
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Replaces the fixed mandatory retirement age of 60 for Capitol Police with a Board-set age between 57 and 62.
Official title: Amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.
Introduced May 14, 2026 by Addison Mitchell McConnell · Last progress May 29, 2026
Replaces the fixed mandatory retirement age for Capitol Police members (currently 60) with an age set by the Board, constrained to be no younger than 57 and no older than 62. The change applies in both the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees’ Retirement System provisions that govern mandatory retirement for Capitol Police members. The bill gives the Board authority to choose the specific mandatory retirement age within the 57–62 range, creating a small window of flexibility while preserving a statutory floor and ceiling.