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S 1261 112th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents State and local government operations

Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011

Introduced: June 22, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jun 22, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 22, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now June 22, 2011

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2162 Related bill Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1261: Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1261/
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"S. 1261: Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1261/.
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S. 1261, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1261/.
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