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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5755 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 

Mr. HARDER of California (for himself and Mr. ROSE of New York) introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Pensions for Cor5 rupt Politicians Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF CSRS OR FERS ANNUITY BASED ON 

2 SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS AFTER 

3 CONVICTION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLA4 TIONS. 

5 (a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 

6 8332(o)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub9 clause (I); 

10 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

11 subclause (II) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

12 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(III) is committed after the date of 

14 enactment of the No Pensions for Corrupt 

15 Politicians Act of 2020 and is described in 

16 subparagraph (B)(xxxii).’’; and 

17 (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(xxxii) An offense— 

20 ‘‘(I) under section 313(b)(1) of the 

21 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 

22 (52 U.S.C. 30114(b)(1)) for which a crimi23 nal penalty is imposed pursuant to section 

24 309(d) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(d)); 

25 or 


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1 ‘‘(II) under section 371 of title 18 (re2 lating to conspiracy to commit offense or 

3 to defraud United States), to the extent of 

4 any conspiracy to commit an act which 

5 constitutes an offense under subclause 

6 (I).’’. 

7 (b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

8 Section 8411(l)(2)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is 

9 amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 

10 the following: ‘‘, or, in the case of an offense described 

11 in section 8332(o)(2)(B)(xxxii), after the date of enact12 ment of the No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 

13 2020.’’. 

14 (c) APPLICATION.—For purposes of applying section 

15 8332(o) or 8411(l) of title 5, United States Code, the 

16 amendments made by this section shall apply to any act 

17 or omission occurring after the date of enactment of this 

18 Act. 

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