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House bill · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-293

To amend Public Law 101-86 to eliminate the 6-month limitation on the period for which civilian and military retirees may serve as temporary employees, in connection with the 1990 decennial census of population, without being subject to certain offsets from pay or other benefits.

H.R. 4637Introduced Apr 26, 1990Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on May 17, 1990.

Sponsor: Rep. Tom Sawyer D-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: May 17, 1990 — Became Public Law No: 101-293.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

11 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats

6 of 11 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.

Rod Chandler (R-WA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), William Ford (D-MI), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Constance Morella (R-MD), Mary Oakar (D-OH), Stanford Parris (R-VA), Thomas Ridge (R-PA), Morris Udall (D-AZ).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Sawyer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-14 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.