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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Jan 23, 2007
Amends federal civil service law regarding the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude from retirement accounting any service as a Member of Congress of an individual finally convicted of a felony involving: (1) bribery of public officials and witnesses; (2) acting as an agent of a foreign principal while a federal public official; (3) conspiracy to commit an offense or to defraud the United States; (4) perjury; or (5) subornation of perjury. Entitles such individual, all the same, to so much of his or her lump-sum credit as is attributable to such service.
Requires, with respect to each offense, that: (1) every act or commission of the individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the offense occurs while the individual is a Member; (2) such act or omission directly relates to the performance of the individual's official duties as a Member; and (3) the offense is committed after enactment of this Act.
Defines Member as the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
People & committees
Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] · D–KS
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 431 - 0 (Roll no. 49). (text: CR 1/22/2007 H807)
House roll call 49 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 431 - 0 (Roll no. 49).(text: CR 1/22/2007 H807)
House roll call 49 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H860)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 190, 1 Present (Roll no. 43).
House roll call 43 · Individual votesMr. Hoyer moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair
Mr. Terry appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair.
POINT OF ORDER - During the course of debate on H.R. 476, exception was taken to words spoken in debate and Mr. Shadegg demanded that the words be taken down. The Chair asserted that the demand for the words to be taken down did not come in a timely fashion.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 476.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H807-815)
Ms. Millender-McDonald moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H810-811)
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.
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.
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.
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Introduced in House
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