Members of Congress would lose federal retirement pay if convicted of certain crimes or sexual misconduct.
This bill would stop Members of Congress from getting their federal retirement pay if they are convicted of serious crimes like rape or bribery while in office. It would also apply if their House of Congress finds they engaged in sexual misconduct with a supervised employee. This changes current law, which does not explicitly block these payments under such circumstances.
Today, federal law does not explicitly stop Members of Congress or their families from receiving retirement pay. This is true even if the Member is convicted of a crime or found to have engaged in sexual misconduct while in office. This bill would change that. It would block these federal retirement payments for Members of Congress and their survivors if the Member is convicted of certain crimes or if their House of Congress determines they engaged in sexual misconduct with a supervised employee during their service.
HR 8427 · 119th Congress · April 21, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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