reintroduced the Congressional Pension Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation to end taxpayer-funded pension benefits for Members of Congress who are expelled — or who resign to avoid accountability — while facing serious ethics violations.
End taxpayer-funded congressional pension and retirement benefits for Members of Congress who are expelled or resign after ethics committees find substantial reason to believe they committed serious violations, and prevent pardons or commutations from restoring those forfeited benefits.
Occurrences
Evidence
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GovInfo bill text shows H.R. 10283 was introduced September 3, 2026, with Chris Pappas as a cosponsor. The bill would make congressional service noncreditable for pension purposes after expulsion or resignation following a qualifying ethics finding, forfeit government TSP contributions under FERS, preserve ethics records, and state that a presidential pardon or commutation would not restore forfeited annuities.
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GovInfo content details list the last action as September 3, 2026: Nunn introduced H.R. 10283 for himself, Pappas, Kim, and Craig, and it was referred to the House Administration and Oversight and Government Reform committees.
Assessments
Pappas cosponsored H.R. 10283, the Congressional Pension Accountability Act, on September 3, 2026, and the bill closely matches the promised policy. However, the record shows only introduction and committee referral, with no passage, enactment, or implemented forfeiture of congressional pension or retirement benefits. This is a serious same-term legislative effort, but the promised outcome has not been delivered.