ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — When Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation from Congress takes effect on January 5 of next year, she will not qualify for a full federal retirement package.

The 51-year-old Greene will, however, have had enough service to be entitled to a deferred Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuity beginning at age 62, or she could take a refund of her retirement contributions instead.

Greene was first sworn in January 2021, so her Jan. 5, 2026, resignation gives her just over five years of congressional service.

Members first elected after 1984 are covered by FERS. Under current FERS eligibility rules for members of Congress, an immediate annuity generally requires either age 62 with at least five years of service, or age 50 with 20 years of service, o

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