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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2162 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits accrued 

by an individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted 

of certain offenses. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2011 

Mr. DOLD (for himself, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SCHILLING, Mr. 

GARDNER, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. WALSH of 

Illinois, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. SCHOCK, and Mr. SHIMKUS) introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement 

benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted of certain offenses. 

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 ‘‘Congressional Integrity 

5 and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds that— 

3 (1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the 

4 Constitution and the laws of the United States; 

5 (2) Members of Congress and other elected 

6 Government officials are elected to serve in, and 

7 pledge to uphold, the public trust; 

8 (3) a breach of the public trust by a Member 

9 of Congress or other elected Government official is 

10 a serious offense that should have serious con11 sequences; and 

12 (4) taxpayers should not pay for the congres13 sional retirement benefits of present or former Mem14 bers of Congress who have been convicted of a felony 

15 committed while serving as an elected Government 

16 official. 

17 SEC. 3. APPLICATION TO OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND 

18 CRIMINAL OFFENSES. 

19 (a) APPLICATION TO OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS.— 

20 (1) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Sec21 tion 8332(o)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, the Presi24 dent, the Vice President, or an elected official 

25 of a State or local government’’ after ‘‘Mem26 ber’’; and 


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1 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, the Presi2 dent, the Vice President, or an elected official 

3 of a State or local government’’ after ‘‘Mem4 ber’’. 

5 (2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYS6 TEM.—Section 8411(l)(2) of title 5, United States 

7 Code, is amended— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 

9 the President, the Vice President, or an elected 

10 official of a State or local government’’ after 

11 ‘‘Member’’; and 

12 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 

13 the President, the Vice President, or an elected 

14 official of a State or local government’’ after 

15 ‘‘Member’’. 

16 (b) CRIMINAL OFFENSES.—Section 8332(o)(2)(B) of 

17 title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(B) An offense described in this subpara19 graph is only the following, and only to the ex20 tent that the offense is a felony: 

21 ‘‘(i) An offense under section 201 of 

22 title 18 (relating to bribery of public offi23 cials and witnesses). 

24 ‘‘(ii) An offense under section 203 of 

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1 ber of Congress, officers, and others in 

2 matters affecting the Government). 

3 ‘‘(iii) An offense under section 204 of 

4 title 18 (relating to practice in the United 

5 States Court of Federal Claims or the 

6 United States Court of Appeals for the 

7 Federal Circuit by Member of Congress). 

8 ‘‘(iv) An offense under section 219 of 

9 title 18 (relating to officers and employees 

10 acting as agents of foreign principals). 

11 ‘‘(v) An offense under section 286 of 

12 title 18 (relating to conspiracy to defraud 

13 the Government with respect to claims). 

14 ‘‘(vi) An offense under section 287 of 

15 title 18 (relating to false, fictitious or 

16 fraudulent claims). 

17 ‘‘(vii) An offense under section 597 of 

18 title 18 (relating to expenditures to influ19 ence voting). 

20 ‘‘(viii) An offense under section 599 

21 of title 18 (relating to promise of appoint22 ment by candidate). 

23 ‘‘(ix) An offense under section 602 of 

24 title 18 (relating to solicitation of political 

25 contributions). 


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1 ‘‘(x) An offense under section 606 of 

2 title 18 (relating to intimidation to secure 

3 political contributions). 

4 ‘‘(xi) An offense under section 607 of 

5 title 18 (relating to place of solicitation). 

6 ‘‘(xii) An offense under section 641 of 

7 title 18 (relating to public money, property 

8 or records). 

9 ‘‘(xiii) An offense under section 666 

10 of title 18 (relating to theft or bribery con11 cerning programs receiving Federal funds). 

12 ‘‘(xiv) An offense under section 1001 

13 of title 18 (relating to statements or en14 tries generally). 

15 ‘‘(xv) An offense under section 1341 

16 of title 18 (relating to frauds and swindles, 

17 including as part of a scheme to deprive 

18 citizens of honest services thereby). 

19 ‘‘(xvi) An offense under section 1343 

20 of title 18 (relating to fraud by wire, radio, 

21 or television, including as part of a scheme 

22 to deprive citizens of honest services there23 by). 


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1 ‘‘(xvii) An offense under section 1503 

2 of title 18 (relating to influencing or injur3 ing officer or juror). 

4 ‘‘(xviii) An offense under section 1505 

5 of title 18 (relating to obstruction of pro6 ceedings before departments, agencies, and 

7 committees). 

8 ‘‘(xix) An offense under section 1512 

9 of title 18 (relating to tampering with a 

10 witness, victim, or an informant). 

11 ‘‘(xx) An offense under section 1951 

12 of title 18 (relating to interference with 

13 commerce by threats of violence). 

14 ‘‘(xxi) An offense under section 1952 

15 of title 18 (relating to interstate and for16 eign travel or transportation in aid of rack17 eteering enterprises). 

18 ‘‘(xxii) An offense under section 1956 

19 of title 18 (relating to laundering of mone20 tary instruments). 

21 ‘‘(xxiii) An offense under section 1957 

22 of title 18 (relating to engaging in mone23 tary transactions in property derived from 

24 specified unlawful activity). 


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1 ‘‘(xxiv) An offense under chapter 96 

2 of title 18 (relating to racketeer influenced 

3 and corrupt organizations). 

4 ‘‘(xxv) An offense under section 7201 

5 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re6 lating to attempt to evade or defeat tax). 

7 ‘‘(xxvi) An offense under section 

8 104(a) of the Foreign Corrupt Practices 

9 Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd–2(a)) (relat10 ing to prohibited foreign trade practices by 

11 domestic concerns). 

12 ‘‘(xxvii) An offense under section 371 

13 of title 18 (relating to conspiracy to com14 mit offense or to defraud United States), 

15 to the extent of any conspiracy to commit 

16 an act which constitutes— 

17 ‘‘(I) an offense under clause (i), 

18 (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), 

19 (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), 

20 (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), 

21 (xxii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), 

22 (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), 

23 (xxiv), (xxv), or (xxvi); or 

24 ‘‘(II) an offense under section 

25 207 of title 18 (relating to restrictions 


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1 on former officers, employees, and 

2 elected officials of the executive and 

3 legislative branches). 

4 ‘‘(xxviii) Perjury committed under 

5 section 1621 of title 18 in falsely denying 

6 the commission of an act which con7 stitutes— 

8 ‘‘(I) an offense under clause (i), 

9 (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), 

10 (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), 

11 (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), 

12 (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), or (xxvi); 

13 or 

14 ‘‘(II) an offense under clause 

15 (xxvii), to the extent provided in such 

16 clause. 

17 ‘‘(xxix) Subornation of perjury com18 mitted under section 1622 of title 18 in 

19 connection with the false denial or false 

20 testimony of another individual as specified 

21 in clause (xxviii).’’. 

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