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H.R. 348 110th Congress House

Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a Member of Congress convicted of any of certain felony offenses shall not be eligible for retirement ben… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a Member of Congress convicted of any of certain felony offenses shall not be eligible for retirement benefits based on that individual's Member service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Jan 9, 2007
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.

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Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007 - Amends federal civil service law, with respect to both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), to require the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that deny eligibility under CSRS or FERS for a Member convicted of certain offenses that are: (1) committed by the individual while a Member, (2) related to the individual's service as a Member, and (3) committed during the 111th Congress or later. Refunds 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.

Requires forfeit of Thrift Savings Plan contributions made by the government for the benefit of an individual, and all earnings attributed to such contributions, as a result of the Member's conviction.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 14 Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007
  • HR 466 Congressional Pension Accountability Act
  • HR 476 To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performe…
  • S 196 Congressional Pension Accountability Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 348: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-348/
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