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House vote: H.R. 476 // January 23, 2007Needed two-thirds to pass

To make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Nancy Boyda (D-KS)

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.

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Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

431 votes, representing 225,035,992 people99.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon43199.0%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.0%