I 
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) in-
troduced 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 with-
in 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 Con-
gress if such individual is convicted of certain offenses. 
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 ‘‘Congressional Integrity 
and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the 
Constitution and the laws of the United States; 
(2) Members of Congress and other elected 
Government officials are elected to serve in, and 
pledge to uphold, the public trust; 
(3) a breach of the public trust by a Member 
of Congress or other elected Government official is 
a serious offense that should have serious con-
sequences; and 
(4) taxpayers should not pay for the congres-
sional retirement benefits of present or former Mem-
bers of Congress who have been convicted of a felony 
committed while serving as an elected Government 
official. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION TO OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND 
CRIMINAL OFFENSES. 
(a) APPLICATION TO OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS.— 
(1) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Sec-
tion 8332(o)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, the Presi-
dent, the Vice President, or an elected official 
of a State or local government’’ after ‘‘Mem-
ber’’; and 
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(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, the Presi-
dent, the Vice President, or an elected official 
of a State or local government’’ after ‘‘Mem-
ber’’. 
(2) FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT
SYS-
TEM.—Section 8411(l)(2) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
the President, the Vice President, or an elected 
official of a State or local government’’ after 
‘‘Member’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
the President, the Vice President, or an elected 
official of a State or local government’’ after 
‘‘Member’’. 
(b) CRIMINAL OFFENSES.—Section 8332(o)(2)(B) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) An offense described in this subpara-
graph is only the following, and only to the ex-
tent that the offense is a felony: 
‘‘(i) An offense under section 201 of 
title 18 (relating to bribery of public offi-
cials and witnesses). 
‘‘(ii) An offense under section 203 of 
title 18 (relating to compensation to Mem-
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ber of Congress, officers, and others in 
matters affecting the Government). 
‘‘(iii) An offense under section 204 of 
title 18 (relating to practice in the United 
States Court of Federal Claims or the 
United States Court of Appeals for the 
Federal Circuit by Member of Congress). 
‘‘(iv) An offense under section 219 of 
title 18 (relating to officers and employees 
acting as agents of foreign principals). 
‘‘(v) An offense under section 286 of 
title 18 (relating to conspiracy to defraud 
the Government with respect to claims). 
‘‘(vi) An offense under section 287 of 
title 18 (relating to false, fictitious or 
fraudulent claims). 
‘‘(vii) An offense under section 597 of 
title 18 (relating to expenditures to influ-
ence voting). 
‘‘(viii) An offense under section 599 
of title 18 (relating to promise of appoint-
ment by candidate). 
‘‘(ix) An offense under section 602 of 
title 18 (relating to solicitation of political 
contributions). 
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‘‘(x) An offense under section 606 of 
title 18 (relating to intimidation to secure 
political contributions). 
‘‘(xi) An offense under section 607 of 
title 18 (relating to place of solicitation). 
‘‘(xii) An offense under section 641 of 
title 18 (relating to public money, property 
or records). 
‘‘(xiii) An offense under section 666 
of title 18 (relating to theft or bribery con-
cerning programs receiving Federal funds). 
‘‘(xiv) An offense under section 1001 
of title 18 (relating to statements or en-
tries generally). 
‘‘(xv) An offense under section 1341 
of title 18 (relating to frauds and swindles, 
including as part of a scheme to deprive 
citizens of honest services thereby). 
‘‘(xvi) An offense under section 1343 
of title 18 (relating to fraud by wire, radio, 
or television, including as part of a scheme 
to deprive citizens of honest services there-
by). 
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‘‘(xvii) An offense under section 1503 
of title 18 (relating to influencing or injur-
ing officer or juror). 
‘‘(xviii) An offense under section 1505 
of title 18 (relating to obstruction of pro-
ceedings before departments, agencies, and 
committees). 
‘‘(xix) An offense under section 1512 
of title 18 (relating to tampering with a 
witness, victim, or an informant). 
‘‘(xx) An offense under section 1951 
of title 18 (relating to interference with 
commerce by threats of violence). 
‘‘(xxi) An offense under section 1952 
of title 18 (relating to interstate and for-
eign travel or transportation in aid of rack-
eteering enterprises). 
‘‘(xxii) An offense under section 1956 
of title 18 (relating to laundering of mone-
tary instruments). 
‘‘(xxiii) An offense under section 1957 
of title 18 (relating to engaging in mone-
tary transactions in property derived from 
specified unlawful activity). 
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