# 119-hr-10283: Congressional Pension Accountability Act

119-hr-10283, Congressional Pension Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10283
- Congress: 119
- Title: Congressional Pension Accountability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-06

## Summary

**This bill would allow ethics findings to strip or reduce congressional retirement benefits by deeming prior Member service noncreditable for annuity eligibility.** It targets both the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System and sets rules for refunds, forfeitures, records, pardons, and regulations. - Members of Congress found expelled or who resign after an ethics subcommittee adopts a Statement of Alleged Violation by majority would lose credit for prior congressional service when calculating CSRS or FERS annuities. - If service becomes noncreditable the lump-sum credit tied to that service would be paid back to the individual or appropriate beneficiary, and under FERS government Thrift Savings Plan contributions and earnings for that period would be forfeited. - House and Senate ethics committees must preserve investigation records, presidential pardons or commutations would not restore an annuity, and the Office of Personnel Management would issue regulations and rules for related payments. The bill adds new CSRS section 8333a and new FERS section 8410a and makes conforming amendments. Its rules apply to misconduct committed after the law takes effect.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- CSRS annuity loss for expelled Members: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would treat all prior Member service under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) as noncreditable if a Member of Congress is expelled. It would also treat that service as noncreditable if a Member resigns after an ethics investigative subcommittee adopts, by majority vote…
- FERS and TSP forfeiture for Members: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would treat all prior Member service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) as noncreditable if a Member of Congress is expelled. It would also make service noncreditable if a Member resigns after an ethics investigative subcommittee adopts, by majority vote, a S…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10283 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10283)

## Related
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- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10283 (as of 2026-09-06).