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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) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form, 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 relat-
ing to campaign finance violations shall not be eligible 
for retirement benefits based on that individual’s Member 
service, and for other purposes. 
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 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF CSRS OR FERS ANNUITY BASED ON 
SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS AFTER 
CONVICTION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLA-
TIONS. 
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 
8332(o)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (I); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subclause (II) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) is committed after the date of 
enactment of the No Pensions for Corrupt 
Politicians Act of 2020 and is described in 
subparagraph (B)(xxxii).’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(xxxii) An offense— 
‘‘(I) under section 313(b)(1) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(52 U.S.C. 30114(b)(1)) for which a crimi-
nal penalty is imposed pursuant to section 
309(d) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(d)); 
or 
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‘‘(II) under section 371 of title 18 (re-
lating to conspiracy to commit offense or 
to defraud United States), to the extent of 
any conspiracy to commit an act which 
constitutes an offense under subclause 
(I).’’. 
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 
Section 8411(l)(2)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, or, in the case of an offense described 
in section 8332(o)(2)(B)(xxxii), after the date of enact-
ment of the No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 
2020.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—For purposes of applying section 
8332(o) or 8411(l) of title 5, United States Code, the 
amendments made by this section shall apply to any act 
or omission occurring after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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