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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1950 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the temporary halt 

in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain 

offenses, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

Ms. TENNEY 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 for the 

temporary halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, 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 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF PENSION. 

2 (a) CSRS.—Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States 

3 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(7)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual 

5 convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall 

6 not, between the date of sentencing and the date of final 

7 conviction for such offense, be eligible to receive any pay8 ment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system 

9 under this subchapter, except that this sentence applies 

10 only to such payments based on service rendered as a 

11 Member (irrespective of when rendered). 

12 ‘‘(B) If the conviction of an individual described in 

13 subparagraph (A) is held to be invalid, such individual 

14 shall receive payments that such individual would have re15 ceived but for application of subparagraph (A). 

16 ‘‘(C) The provisions of this paragraph only apply to 

17 a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of 

18 this paragraph.’’. 

19 (b) FERS.—Section 8411(l) of title 5, United States 

20 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(7)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an indi22 vidual convicted of an offense described in para23 graph (2) shall not, between the date of sentencing 

24 and the date of final conviction for such offense, be 

25 eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursu26 ant to the retirement system under this chapter, exVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:22 May 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1950.IH H1950

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1 cept that this sentence applies only to such pay2 ments based on service rendered as a Member (irre3 spective of when rendered). 

4 ‘‘(B) If the conviction of an individual described 

5 in subparagraph (A) is held to be invalid, such indi6 vidual shall receive payments that such individual 

7 would have received but for application of subpara8 graph (A). 

9 ‘‘(C) The provisions of this paragraph only 

10 apply to a conviction that occurs after the date of 

11 enactment of this paragraph.’’. 

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