Congressional Pension Accountability Act

This bill would prevent Members of Congress from receiving taxpayer-funded retirement benefits if they are expelled from office. Under this legislation, any member removed from Congress through expulsion would lose credit for their years of service toward a federal pension and would forfeit all government contributions made to their Thrift Savings Plan (401k-style) account.

The practical impact of this bill is to ensure that lawmakers who are formally removed for serious misconduct do not continue to receive lifetime retirement payments funded by the public. While the individual would be entitled to a refund of the personal contributions they paid into the system out of their own salary, they would be barred from receiving any additional government-subsidized annuity or retirement matching funds.