No CORRUPTION Act

Bill: 117-s-693
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-03-10
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes a Member of Congress who has been convicted of a crime related to public corruption ineligible to receive retirement payments pursuant to the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System based on 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).</p>

action_date: 2021-06-21
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes a Member of Congress who has been convicted of a crime related to public corruption ineligible to receive retirement payments pursuant to the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System based on 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).</p>

action_date: 2021-12-08
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes a Member of Congress who has been convicted of a crime related to public corruption ineligible to receive retirement payments pursuant to the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System based on 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).</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 10, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 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 Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act . 2. Forfeiture of pension (a) In general Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not 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 overturned on appeal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the individual shall receive payments that the individual would have received but for the application of subparagraph (A). (C) This paragraph applies only to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act . ; (3) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (5) and inserting paragraph (6) ; and (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (4)(B) and inserting paragraph (5)(B) . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 719(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8332(o)(5) and inserting section 8332(o)(6) .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 81 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 693 [Report No. 117–27] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 10, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 21, 2021 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 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 Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act . 2. Forfeiture of pension (a) In general Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not 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 overturned on appeal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the individual shall receive payments that the individual would have received but for the application of subparagraph (A). (C) This paragraph applies only to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act . ; (3) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (5) and inserting paragraph (6) ; and (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (4)(B) and inserting paragraph (5)(B) . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 719(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8332(o)(5) and inserting section 8332(o)(6) .

June 21, 2021 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 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 Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act . 2. Forfeiture of pension (a) In general Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not 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 overturned on appeal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the individual shall receive payments that the individual would have received but for the application of subparagraph (A). (C) This paragraph applies only to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act . ; (3) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (5) and inserting paragraph (6) ; and (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (4)(B) and inserting paragraph (5)(B) . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 719(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8332(o)(5) and inserting section 8332(o)(6) .

Passed the Senate December 8, 2021. Secretary