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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 Com-
mittee 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 Con-
gress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Pensions for Cor-
rupt Politicians Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF PENSION. 
(a) CSRS.—Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual 
convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall 
not, between the date of sentencing and the date of final 
conviction for such offense, be eligible to receive any pay-
ment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system 
under this subchapter, except that this sentence applies 
only to such payments based on service rendered as a 
Member (irrespective of when rendered). 
‘‘(B) If the conviction of an individual described in 
subparagraph (A) is held to be invalid, such individual 
shall receive payments that such individual would have re-
ceived but for application of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) The provisions of this paragraph only apply to 
a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph.’’. 
(b) FERS.—Section 8411(l) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an indi-
vidual convicted of an offense described in para-
graph (2) shall not, between the date of sentencing 
and the date of final conviction for such offense, be 
eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursu-
ant to the retirement system under this chapter, ex-
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cept that this sentence applies only to such pay-
ments based on service rendered as a Member (irre-
spective of when rendered). 
‘‘(B) If the conviction of an individual described 
in subparagraph (A) is held to be invalid, such indi-
vidual shall receive payments that such individual 
would have received but for application of subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(C) The provisions of this paragraph only 
apply to a conviction that occurs after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
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