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HR 1098 108th Congress House Congress Congressional ethics Congressional pensions Forfeiture Labor and Employment Members of Congress Tax-deferred compensation plans Taxation

Congressional Pension Accountability Act

Introduced: March 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Mar 5, 2003
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Congressional Pension Accountability Act - Provides that: (1) all service as a Member of Congress of an individual who is expelled from Congress shall be noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any annuity which might otherwise be payable out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund based on such service; (2) all Government contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan for that individual while that individual was performing Member service (and attributed earnings) shall be forfeited; and (3) the portion of such an individual's lump-sum credit which is attributable to such Member service (less any amount previously refunded or paid as annuity benefits) shall be payable to such individual or, if deceased, to the appropriate beneficiary or beneficiaries.
What's happening now April 16, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 14, 2004
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 15, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1098: Congressional Pension Accountability Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1098/
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"H.R. 1098: Congressional Pension Accountability Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1098/.
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H.R. 1098, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1098/.
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