Crapo and colleagues introduced legislation to end taxpayer-funded pensions for convicted sex offenders, saying federal employees convicted of sex crimes should be barred from collecting a taxpayer-funded pension.
Eliminate taxpayer-funded federal pensions for convicted sex offenders.
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The report says Sens. Joni Ernst and Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act to prevent convicted sex offenders from receiving federal pensions and retirement pay, while current-law eligibility still remained in place.
The page summarizes the 2007 forfeiture rule as applying to a list of enumerated felonies tied to corruption, election crimes, or official misconduct, not to sex offenses.
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The promised policy outcome was not delivered. The evidence indicates that, as of May 1, 2026, a bill to bar convicted sex offenders from receiving federal pensions had only been introduced and current-law eligibility still remained in place. Existing federal pension forfeiture rules cover certain corruption and official-misconduct felonies, not sex offenses, so the promise's specific change was not in effect. There is also no evidence here that Mike Crapo wrote, sponsored, or materially advanced an enacted measure on this issue, so this does not qualify for full or partial delivery based on later action by other officials.