Congressional Pension Accountability Act

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

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.

Ends federal retirement benefits for Members of Congress expelled or resigning due to serious misconduct.

This bill would stop Members of Congress from earning federal retirement benefits if they are expelled or resign because of serious misconduct. It would also make sure they lose government contributions to their Thrift Savings Plan. This changes current rules where such service generally counts towards their retirement.

What Would Change

Today, Members of Congress who are expelled or resign due to misconduct can generally still count their time in office towards their federal retirement pensions and keep government contributions to their Thrift Savings Plan. If this bill becomes law, their service would no longer count for retirement if they are expelled or resign after an ethics committee finds serious misconduct. They would also lose government contributions to their Thrift Savings Plan.

Key Provisions

Blocks Members of Congress from counting their service towards federal retirement if they are expelled.
Stops Members from counting their service towards federal retirement if they resign after an ethics committee finds serious misconduct.
Forfeits government contributions and earnings to the Thrift Savings Plan for FERS Members whose service becomes noncreditable.
Prevents a Presidential pardon from restoring lost retirement benefits.
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to create new rules to carry out these changes.
Applies these new rules only to misconduct that happens after the bill becomes law.

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HR 10283 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

Congressional Pension Accountability Act

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