End Government Pensions for Sexual Abusers Act of 2026

Deny congressional pensions after conviction

This bill would bar payment of an annuity or retired pay to a Member of Congress, former Member, or their survivor or beneficiary if that person is convicted of certain crimes in title 18. The covered crimes include sections 1470, 1591, 2241–2245, 2251, 2252, 2260, paragraph (3) or (5) of 2244(a), and chapters 71 and 77, when the conduct occurred on or after enactment. The Attorney General would have to notify the agency that pays the annuity after a covered conviction. The Attorney General could certify a foreign conviction as qualifying if the conviction is final, from an impartial court, based on admissible evidence, and gave comparable due process; the Court of Federal Claims could restore benefits if those conditions were not met. If a person is indicted for a covered offense and willfully stays outside the U.S. more than one year knowing about the indictment, annuity payments would stop starting the day after that year until dismissal, return plus dismissal, or a not-guilty verdict. If a court orders restitution or enforces a judgment, the agency would pay victims from forfeited annuity amounts up to the total forfeited amount, and interest would not accrue on refunds for the period after conviction.