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H.R. 5755 116th Congress House

No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a Member of Congress convicted of certain offenses relating to campaign finance violations shall not be e… Show full official titleShow less

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

Introduced: February 4, 2020 Introduced by: Josh Harder Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionMembers of Congress
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Feb 4, 2020
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 Latest action February 4, 2020

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020

This bill excludes Members of Congress from receiving benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System if the member is convicted of specified campaign finance violations relating to the use of campaign funds for personal use, including conspiracy to commit such an offense.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Axne, Cynthia
· Feb 28, 2020
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Levin, Mike
California · Feb 7, 2020
Rose, Max
· Feb 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5755: No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5755/
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"H.R. 5755: No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5755/.
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H.R. 5755, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5755/.
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