Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation stops the 'special retirement program' for Congress and folds them into the 'Thrift Savings Plan' just like 'any' other Federal employee.
Title: CLEAN Act Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act
Subject: Congress: Advisory bodies: Congressional districts and representation: Congressional elections: Congressional officers and employees: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Legislative rules and procedure: Members of Congress: State and local government operations
Description: CLEAN Act Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act This bill amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress, except the Vice President, from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage. The bill prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Nothing in this bill shall: (1) be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under CSRS or FERS for any Member covering any period before enactment of this bill; or (2) affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) in accordance with otherwise applicable law. The bill requires that each bill, order, resolution, or vote submitted by Congress to the President be limited to one subject which shall be clearly expressed in the measure's or vote's title. Any provision of law that provides an exception in its application to a Member of Congress or an employee of such Member shall have no effect. Each state must conduct congressional redistricting, beginning with the decennial census conducted during 2020, using a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission (NIRC). After such redistricting, no state may use federal funds directly for election administration purposes unless it certifies to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) that it conducts redistricting for its legislative districts using an NIRC redistricting plan. Each state must hold open primaries for elections for federal office. A state may not use any federal funds provided directly for election administration purposes unless it certifies to the EAC that it holds open primaries for elections for state and local office.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Last Action Date: January 23, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/145/all-info
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1 sponsors: Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Jan 23 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
House | Jan 3 2017 | Introduced in House |
House | Jan 3 2017 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. |
House | Jan 3 2017 | Referred to House Administration |
House | Jan 3 2017 | Referred to House Judiciary |
House | Jan 3 2017 | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Jan 10 2017 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice
There have not been any votes on this bill