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To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that…

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To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 23, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 23, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 431 - 0 (Roll no. 49). (text: CR 1/22/2007 H807)
Jan 23, 2007
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H860)
Jan 22, 2007
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jan 22, 2007
On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 190, 1 Present (Roll no. 43).
Jan 22, 2007
Mr. Hoyer moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair
Jan 22, 2007
Mr. Terry appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair.
Jan 22, 2007
POINT OF ORDER - During the course of debate on H.R. 476, exception was taken to words spoken in debate and Mr. Shadegg demanded that the words be taken down. The Chair asserted that the demand for the words to be taken down did not come in a timely fashion.
Jan 22, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 476.
Jan 22, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H807-815)
Jan 22, 2007
Ms. Millender-McDonald moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 22, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H810-811)
Jan 16, 2007
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 16, 2007
Introduced in House
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Amends federal civil service law regarding the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude from retirement accounting any service as a Member of Congress of an individual finally convicted of a felony involving: (1) bribery of public officials and witnesses; (2) acting as an agent of a foreign principal while a federal public official; (3) conspiracy to commit an offense or to defraud the United States; (4) perjury; or (5) subornation of perjury. Entitles such individual, all the same, to so much of his or her lump-sum credit as is attributable to such service.

Requires, with respect to each offense, that: (1) every act or commission of the individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the offense occurs while the individual is a Member; (2) such act or omission directly relates to the performance of the individual's official duties as a Member; and (3) the offense is committed after enactment of this Act.

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.

What's happening now January 24, 2007

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15 Republican 1
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 22, 2007
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 22, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Jan 22, 2007
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 22, 2007
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 22, 2007
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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 19, 2007
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 19, 2007
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 19, 2007
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 19, 2007
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 19, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 2007
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 19, 2007
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jan 19, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 19, 2007
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 19, 2007
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 19, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 476: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-476/
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"H.R. 476: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-476/.
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H.R. 476, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-476/.
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