Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007

Summary

Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007 - 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 offenses that are: (1) committed by the individual while a Member, (2) related to the individual's service as a Member, and (3) committed during the 111th Congress or later. Refunds 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. Requires forfeit of Thrift Savings Plan contributions made by the government for the benefit of an individual, and all earnings attributed to such contributions, as a result of the Member's conviction.

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Timeline

1. 9 January 2007

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 January 2007

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 January 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 January 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 9 January 2007 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 January 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 January 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 January 2007

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Sponsors

• WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
• · hsgo00 · Standing
• · hsha00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007
• related to ← Congressional Pension Accountability Act
• related to ← 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.
• related to ← Congressional Pension Accountability Act