No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.1950 | Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia (R-NY)
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2021
This bill makes a Member of Congress who has been convicted of a crime related to public corruption ineligible to receive certain retirement payments between the date of sentencing and the date of final conviction. Such retirement payments are those made under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System based on the individual's service as a Member.
Under current law, a Member must forgo receipt of these payments only after a final conviction (i.e., after the exhaustion of all appeals under the judicial process). The bill eliminates these payments to a Member from the date of sentencing for the conviction.

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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians 
Act of 2021''.

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 payment 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 received 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 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 payment of an 
        annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this chapter, 
        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 received 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.''.
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