To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to Members of Congress convicted of sexual offenses, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8898 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8898 To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to Members of Congress convicted of sexual offenses, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2026 Ms. Malliotakis (for herself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to Members of Congress convicted of sexual offenses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``End Government Pensions for Sexual Abusers Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DENIAL OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8312 the following: ``Sec. 8312a. Conviction of certain offenses ``(a) Prohibition.-- ``(1) In general.--An individual who is Member of Congress or former Member of Congress, or a survivor or beneficiary of such an individual, may not be paid annuity or retired pay on the basis of the service of the individual which is creditable toward the annuity or retired pay, subject to the exceptions in sections 8311(2) and (3) of this title and subsections (d) and (e) of this section, if the individual is convicted of an offense-- ``(A) within the purview of-- ``(i