Angie Craig will support legislation to end taxpayer-funded pension benefits for members of Congress who are expelled or resign after ethics investigators find substantial reason to believe they committed a serious violation.

“It’s past time we start holding Members of Congress accountable for violating their oath of office,” said Rep. Craig. “Minnesota taxpayers shouldn’t be paying disgraced Members of Congress even after they leave office. It’s just common sense. I’m proud to be partnering with Reps. Nunn, Pappas and Kim on a bill that will help clean up Washington and restore trust in our government.”

Craig said she is partnering on bipartisan legislation intended to deny taxpayer-funded pensions to disgraced members of Congress and restore government accountability.

Nunn Leads Bipartisan Bill to Strip Pensions from Disgraced Members of Congress - Congressman Zach Nunn
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Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Kim, and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo record shows Craig was included at introduction of H.R. 10283, the Congressional Pension Accountability Act, and that the bill was referred to committees rather than enacted as of the listed last action.

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H.R. 10283 (IH) - Congressional Pension Accountability Act - BILLS-119hr10283ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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To provide that, if an individual is expelled from Congress or resigns from Congress in certain cases involving misconduct, any Member service previously rendered by that individual shall be noncreditable

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text matches the commitment's core policy: making congressional service noncreditable for retirement annuity purposes after expulsion or certain misconduct-related resignations.

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GovInfo Bill Text - H.R. 10283 Introduced in House
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a Statement of Alleged Violation upon a determination that there is substantial reason to believe that a violation of the Code of Official Conduct, or of a law

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text includes the specific ethics-investigation trigger: resignation after an ethics committee statement finding substantial reason to believe a violation occurred.

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GovInfo Bill Text - H.R. 10283 Introduced in House
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U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Zach Nunn (IA-03) Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) and Young Kim (R-CA-40) introduced legislation to prevent Members of Congress who engage in misconduct from receiving taxpayer-funded retirement benefits.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Craig's official press-release listing describes her role in introducing the legislation and frames it as preventing misconduct-linked taxpayer-funded retirement benefits.

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Press Releases | Congresswoman Angie Craig
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Forfeit a Member's taxpayer-funded pension not only when they are expelled, but also when they resign after the House or Senate Ethics Committee has formally determined there is substantial reason to believe they committed a serious violation;

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A cosponsor's official release states the bill's operative effect in language closely matching the commitment, including expulsion, resignation, taxpayer-funded pensions, and the substantial-reason ethics threshold.

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Pappas Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strip Pensions from Disgraced Members of Congress | Congressman Chris Pappas
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