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H.R. 6172 109th Congress House

Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2006

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits to any Member of Congress convicted of a criminal offense involving abuse of the public trust.

Introduced: September 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Sep 25, 2006
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.
Sep 25, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 2006

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2006 - Requires the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that prohibit eligibility in the governmental retirement system for a Member convicted of certain felony offenses in which: (1) every act or omission of such individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the offense occurs while the individual is a Member; (2) such act or omission relates to the performance of the individual's official duties as a Member; and (3) the offense is committed after the enactment of this Act. Requires refund of annuity contributions and deposits, excluding interest earned, to a convicted individual.

Defines Member as the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4524 Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 1
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 28, 2006
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Sep 25, 2006
Davis, Geoff
· Sep 25, 2006
Dent, Charles
· Sep 25, 2006
HERGER, WALLY
· Sep 25, 2006
Reichert, David
· Sep 25, 2006
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Sep 25, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6172: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6172/
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"H.R. 6172: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6172/.
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H.R. 6172, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6172/.
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