Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 31, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9191-9192)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Integrity and 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) after enactment of this Act. 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.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2007 to Jun 5, 2007, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jan 5, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Jan 17, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9191-9192)
- Jun 5, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5932)
- Jan 5, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E22)
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2007Referred 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.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 196 | Congressional Pension Accountability Act | Related bill | Jan 8, 2007 |
| HR 348 | Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jan 9, 2007 |
| HR 466 | Congressional Pension Accountability Act | Related bill | Jan 12, 2007 |
| HR 476 | 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 f | Related bill | Jan 24, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Bribery
- Campaign funds
- Civil service retirement
- Conflict of interests
- Congress
- Congressional ethics
- Congressional pensions
- Conspiracy
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Election fraud
- Embezzlement
- Extortion
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fines (Penalties)
- Foreign agents
- Forfeiture
- Fraud
- Fund raising
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government property
- Income tax
- Interest
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Larceny
- Law
- Members of Congress
- Misconduct in office
- Obstruction of justice
- Organized crime
- Perjury
- Practice of law
- Public corruption
- Tax evasion
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
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