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U.S. government employee health benefits coverage
US senators do not automatically receive free, government-paid lifetime health insurance after leaving office; instead, retired senators may continue coverage through federal programs under specific e...
Retired members of Congress are eligible for the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program on the same terms as other federal annuitants, provided they meet standard retirement and coverage‑con...
Members of Congress do not receive a unique, free health-insurance entitlement that ordinary Americans lack; since 2014 most Members and designated staff buy coverage through the ACA’s DC SHOP exchang...
Former members of the U.S. House do not automatically keep Capitol medical privileges but they can access federal health plans in limited circumstances: they may purchase FEHB coverage after leaving o...
In 2025, ICE and Border Patrol agents receive a mix of cash incentives and standard federal employee benefits beyond base pay, including for certain roles; these incentives are tied to a high-profile ...
ICE deportation officers, as federal employees within the Department of Homeland Security, are eligible for the suite of federal employee health and related benefits, chief among them the Federal Empl...
Agencies and OPM guidance make clear that “excepted” activities during a lapse in appropriations are limited: functions that protect life and property, work funded by alternative (non‑annual) sources,...
Members of Congress participate in the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) which, in addition to Social Security and Medicare, provides a , access to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with agency c...
Members of Congress vest in a retirement benefit after five years of service and, under current rules, are generally eligible for a pension at age 62 with at least five years’ service, at age 50 with ...
Former U.S. presidents receive a package of lifetime benefits beyond their annual pension that includes , grounded mainly in the Former Presidents Act of 1958 and related statutes. Estimates of total ...
A government shutdown directly affects congressional staff by forcing offices to designate employees as who continue working without immediate pay or to furlough others who are placed on unpaid leave ...
are, by agency policy and federal employment rules, entitled to and other benefits, with ICE listing medical, dental and vision coverage among its standard packages . Multiple recent news reports and ...
The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) combines a defined benefit annuity, Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), producing a hybrid package that typically offers more predictable...
House Republicans’ 2024–2025 budget and oversight actions have produced a package of proposals that would substantially restructure federal employee retirement and health benefits—changing contributio...
Members of Congress with brief tenures generally get little or no lifetime pension and must meet age-and-service thresholds to buy into retiree health plans; long-serving members can qualify for subst...
There have been multiple proposals since 2023 that affect how Members of Congress obtain health coverage or that reshape federal programs tied to congressional benefits. Congress in 2023–2025 consider...
Available sources in the provided set do not directly describe specific, long‑term medical or mental‑health benefits that were created or guaranteed for U.S. Capitol Police or D.C. Metro officers inju...
FEHB is a voluntary employer-sponsored program that many federal retirees can keep in retirement (if enrolled the last day of work and for the prior five years); Medicare is the federal age- and disab...
Retired federal employees (including Members of Congress who meet FEHB retirement rules) generally pay the enrollee share of FEHB plan premiums — historically around 25–28% of total premiums, meaning ...
Members of Congress receive a defined-benefit pension under several possible plans (FERS, CSRS, CSRS Offset, or Social Security alone) with vesting after five years and eligibility rules that depend o...