According to FoodSafety.gov, the most important thing is to keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed. If they stay sealed, your fridge can keep food cold for about four hours, and a full freezer for about 48 hours (24 hours if it's half full).
That means youâll only receive tax relief on pension contributions of up to 100% of your earnings or Â£4,000, whichever is the lower. Whether the lower Â£4,000 annual allowance applies depends on how you access your pension pot and there are some complicated rules around this.
As it is for all other federal employees, congressional retirement is funded through taxes and the participants' contributions. Members of Congress under FERS contribute 1.3 percent of their salary into the FERS retirement plan and pay 6.2 percent of their salary in Social Security taxes.   Members of Congress are not eligible for a pension until they reach the age of 50, but only if they've completed 20 years of service.