HR 1547 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

TRUST Act

Introduced Apr 12, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Ted S. Yoho R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 12, 2013 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.

Progress

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IntroducedApr 12, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act or the TRUST Act - Denies retirement benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to a Member of Congress who is convicted of any crime that is a felony under federal or state law (currently, limited to specified felonies under federal law).

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2013 to Aug 1, 2014, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-FL	Alan Grayson	Original	Apr 12, 2013
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson	Original	Apr 12, 2013
R-GA	Doug Collins	Original	Apr 12, 2013
D-MD	John K. Delaney	Original	Apr 12, 2013
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	Apr 12, 2013
R-NC	Mark Meadows	Original	Apr 12, 2013
R-AZ	Matt Salmon	Original	Apr 12, 2013
R-FL	Ron DeSantis	Original	Apr 12, 2013
R-PA	Scott Perry	Original	Apr 12, 2013
R-KY	Thomas Massie	Original	Apr 12, 2013
D-OR	Kurt Schrader		Apr 15, 2013
D-AZ	Kyrsten Sinema		Apr 15, 2013
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Apr 15, 2013
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney		Apr 15, 2013
D-FL	Patrick Murphy		May 6, 2013

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Actions 2

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Apr 12, 2013Introduced in House
Apr 12, 2013Referred 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 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 2092	Respecting the Institution of Congress Act	Related bill	May 22, 2013

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Apr 12, 2013Introduced in House

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