HR 348 · 110th Congress · Congress

Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-01-09· Sponsored by Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: 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.(2007-01-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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