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H.R. 2162 112th Congress House

Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted of certain offenses.

Introduced: June 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionMembers of CongressPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsState and local government operations
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Jun 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
Jun 14, 2011
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.
Jun 14, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011 - Extends provisions requiring forfeiture of pension benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to the President, Vice President, or an elected state or local government official, in addition to Members of Congress, upon conviction of a serious public corruption crime. Expands the list of such crimes that would require a pension forfeiture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1261 Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1
Ross, Dennis
· Jan 18, 2012
Chaffetz, Jason
· Aug 19, 2011
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Jun 14, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· Jun 14, 2011
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 14, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Jun 14, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jun 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2162: Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2162/
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"H.R. 2162: Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2162/.
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