Our bipartisan legislation will mean these patriots will get the pensions they earned so they don’t go hungry or struggle to pay their rent or mortgage during a government shutdown.
Protect pension payments for NOAA Corps and U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps retirees during government shutdowns by advancing legislation to ensure they keep receiving retirement benefits.
Occurrences
introduced bipartisan legislation that safeguards the pensions of an estimated 8,000 retired uniformed servicemembers. The Pensions for Retired Uniformed Servicemembers Act would secure parity between retired members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Commissioned Officer Corps and the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps and all other federal retirees, ensuring they continue receiving pension payments during a government shutdown.
Evidence
Representative Jamie Raskin said that on May 12, 2026, he, Don Bacon, and Maxine Dexter "introduced bipartisan legislation" to safeguard pensions for retired NOAA Corps and U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps members during a government shutdown, stating the bill would ensure they "continue receiving pension payments during a government shutdown."
Rep. Jamie Raskin's official House release says that on May 12, 2026, Raskin, Don Bacon, and Maxine Dexter introduced bipartisan legislation to safeguard pensions for retired NOAA Corps and U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps members during a government shutdown. The release describes the Pensions for Retired Uniformed Servicemembers Act as ensuring those retirees continue receiving pension payments during a shutdown.
Assessments
Raskin directly advanced legislation matching the promise: on May 12, 2026, he introduced bipartisan legislation with Don Bacon and Maxine Dexter to protect NOAA Corps and USPHS Commissioned Corps retiree pension payments during government shutdowns. However, the evidence shows introduction and support for the bill, not enactment or implemented protection of pension payments by the assessment date. This merits partial credit for a concrete same-term legislative advance, but not full delivery.
Raskin took a concrete legislative step by introducing bipartisan legislation to protect pension payments during shutdowns, but the evidence shows introduction only, not enactment or implementation. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery.
Raskin materially advanced legislation directly matching the promise by introducing a bipartisan bill on May 12, 2026 to protect pension payments for retired NOAA Corps and U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps members during government shutdowns. However, the provided evidence shows introduction only, not passage, enactment, or implemented protection. Under the rubric, a serious legislative attempt that has not delivered the promised outcome is classified as never with an effort badge.