HR 291 115th Congress House Congress Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress

TRUST Act

Introduced: January 4, 2017 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 4, 2017

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act or the TRUST Act

This bill denies retirement benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System to a Member of Congress who is convicted of any crime committed after the enactment of this bill that is a felony under federal or state law (currently, limited to specified felonies under federal law).

What's happening now January 4, 2017

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