Federal Retirement: Benefits for Members of Congress, Congressional Staff, and Other Employees

GGD-95-78 Published: May 15, 1995. Publicly Released: May 15, 1995.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared the retirement benefits available to members of Congress and congressional staff with those available to other employees under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).

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