To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-476
Sponsor: Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Civil service retirement
Conflict of interests
Congressional ethics
Congressional pensions
Conspiracy
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Foreign agents
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Law
Lobbying
Married people
Members of Congress
Misconduct in office
Office of Personnel Management
Perjury
Survivors' benefits
Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Amends federal civil service law, with respect to both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), to require the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that deny eligibility under CSRS or FERS for a Member convicted of certain felony offenses in which: (1) every act or omission of such individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the offense occurs while the individual is a Member; (2) such act or omission relates to the performance of the individual's official duties as a Member; and (3) the offense is committed after the enactment of this Act. Requires refund of annuity contributions and deposits, excluding interest earned, to a convicted individual.
 
Defines Member as the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

action_date: 2007-01-23
text: 
Amends federal civil service law regarding the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude from retirement accounting any service as a Member of Congress of an individual finally convicted of a felony involving: (1) bribery of public officials and witnesses; (2) acting as an agent of a foreign principal while a federal public official; (3) conspiracy to commit an offense or to defraud the United States; (4) perjury; or (5) subornation of perjury. Entitles such individual, all the same, to so much of his or her lump-sum credit as is attributable to such service.
 
Requires, with respect to each offense, that: (1) every act or commission of the individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the offense occurs while the individual is a Member; (2) such act or omission directly relates to the performance of the individual's official duties as a Member; and (3) the offense is committed after enactment of this Act.
 
Defines Member as the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 431 - 0 (Roll no. 49). (text: CR 1/22/2007 H807)
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 431 - 0 (Roll no. 49).(text: CR 1/22/2007 H807)
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H860)
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 190, 1 Present (Roll no. 43).
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: Mr. Hoyer moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: Mr. Terry appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair.
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: POINT OF ORDER - During the course of debate on H.R. 476, exception was taken to words spoken in debate and Mr. Shadegg demanded that the words be taken down. The Chair asserted that the demand for the words to be taken down did not come in a timely fashion.
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 476.
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H807-815)
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: Ms. Millender-McDonald moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H810-811)
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House