No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4314
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2017-11-08
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-08
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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits Members of Congress who have been convicted of certain felonies from receiving pension payments between the date of sentencing and the date of final conviction for the offense (i.e., after all appeals have been exhausted). (Under current law, Members of Congress who have been convicted of such an offense may continue receiving pension payments until there is a final conviction.)</p> <p>If such a conviction is overturned on appeal, the Members may continue receiving their pensions as normal and are also eligible to retroactively receive the pension payments that were denied under this bill. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4314 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2017 Ms. Tenney introduced 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 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 Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2017 . 2. Forfeiture of pension 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 or chapter 84, 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. .