Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act
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Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act - Prohibits an individual or his or her survivor or beneficiary from being paid annuity or retired pay on the basis of the individual's creditable service if the individual is convicted of committing, while an employee or Member of Congress, one of specified offenses relating to his or her duties of office which is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, including bribery of public officials, representing others in claims against the Government, and making or receiving expenditures to influence voting.
Applies the same prohibition to such an individual who: (1) is under indictment after the enactment of this Act for one of the offenses; or (2) willfully remains outside the United States or its territories and possessions for more than one year with knowledge of the indictment or charge.
Prohibits interest from being computed on an individual's refund of contributions and deposits paid toward annuity or retired pay if such individual was convicted of such an offense in this Act for the period after the conviction of the violation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2244: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2244/
"H.R. 2244: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2244/.
H.R. 2244, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2244/.
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