[History of Bills, Volume 143 (1997)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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H.R. 1613--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide 
    that if a Member of Congress is convicted of a felony, such Member 
    shall not be eligible for retirement benefits based on that 
    individual's service as a Member, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    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.


By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Goss, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
Baldacci, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
Coburn, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
Greenwood, Mr. Camp, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Rivers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. 
Myrick, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
McKeon, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
Minge, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McHale, 
Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
Miller of Florida, Mr. Souder, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
Lofgren, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
Davis of Virginia, Mr. Coble, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma), H2679 [14MY]

  Cosponsors added, H3720 [11JN], H4339 [24JN], H7263 [11SE]