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The bill gives agencies flexibility to raise mandatory retirement ages (57–65), enabling retention of experienced workers and extra earnings for those who want to keep working, but it risks delaying retirement and pension access for many employees, creates planning uncertainty, and may pose safety concerns for older law-enforcement officers.
Federal agencies and taxpayers: the Board can set a higher mandatory retirement age (up to 65), letting agencies retain experienced personnel longer to preserve continuity and institutional knowledge.
Federal employees who want to keep working: eligible employees could remain employed longer if the Board raises the retirement age, increasing lifetime earnings and opportunities for career advancement.
Federal employees who prefer earlier retirement: employees retain protection because the Board cannot set a mandatory retirement age below 57, preserving the option to retire relatively early.
Federal employees: some may be forced to work longer (potentially beyond age 60 and up to 65) if the Board raises the mandatory retirement age, delaying pension eligibility and retirement plans.
Federal employees and retirees-to-be: allowing the Board to change the mandatory retirement age within a broad 57–65 range creates uncertainty that complicates long-term financial and life planning.
U.S. Capitol Police and other law-enforcement officers: raising the mandatory retirement age could require physically demanding officers to serve to older ages, increasing health and safety risks on the job.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Replaces the statutory mandatory retirement age of 60 with a Board-set age between 57 and 65 for Capitol Police officers covered by CSRS and FERS.
Replaces the fixed mandatory retirement age of 60 for U.S. Capitol Police officers covered by CSRS and FERS with a variable retirement age set by the applicable retirement Board. The Board must set the mandatory retirement age to a single age not less than 57 and not more than 65. The change applies only to the mandatory retirement age language in the Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees’ Retirement System provisions as they relate to these officers; other retirement rules remain unchanged unless separately amended.
Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the increase of the retirement age in the United States Capitol Police.
Introduced April 20, 2026 by Bryan Steil · Last progress April 28, 2026