TRUST Act
Latest action · Feb 24, 2015 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
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.
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2015
- 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 and the Federal Employees Retirement System to a Member of Congress who is convicted of any crime committed after the enactment of this Act that is a felony under federal or state law (currently, limited to specified felonies under federal law).
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2015 to Nov 4, 2015; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| D-FL | Gwen Graham | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Nov 4, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 24, 2015 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2015Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 31, February 24, 2015, page H1116.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 291 | TRUST Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 4, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the basis for the denial of retirement credit, for service as a Member of Congress, to include conviction of any felony under Federal or State law, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- TRUST Act
- Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
