{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2024/12/sen-rick-scott-and-sen-jacky-rosen-bipartisan-bill-to-punish-corrupt-politicians-and-protect-taxpayer-dollars-passes-house-heads-to-president-s-desk", "Sen. Rick Scott and Sen. Jacky Rosen Bipartisan Bill to Punish Corrupt Politicians and Protect Taxpayer Dollars Passes House, Heads to President\u2019s Desk", "2024-12-16", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "FL", "Rick Scott", "S001217", "www.rickscott.senate.gov", "rickscott", "https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/press-releases/", "page_html", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Senators Rick Scott and Jacky Rosen announced that their bipartisan bill to punish corrupt politicians and protect taxpayer dollars has passed the House of Representatives and now heads to the president to be signed into law. The No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used As Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now (No CORRUPTION) Act, which Senators Scott and Rosen introduced, and the Senate passed last year, will prevent Members of Congress from collecting taxpayer-funded pensions if they are convicted of a felony related to public corruption, even if they continue to drag out the appeals process.\n\nCurrent law requires former members of Congress convicted of a felony to forfeit their pensions only after exhausting their appeals, which allows convicted former members to drag the appeals process on for years while continuing to collect their taxpayer-funded pensions. The No CORRUPTION Act amends the law to close that loophole so former members of Congress lose their pensions immediately following a conviction of certain felonies related to their official duties.\n\nSenator Rick Scott said, \u201cIf you are a Member of Congress and convicted of a crime involving public corruption you should lose all pension benefits provided to you by taxpayers and hardworking families\u2014period. Making Washington work for American families requires real reforms that end the current dysfunction. I\u2019m proud to see our bipartisan, commonsense legislation pass the Senate and the House and head to the president\u2019s desk to become law. We must never stop working to hold elected officials accountable and protect taxpayers\u2019 hard-earned money.\u201d\n\nSenator Jacky Rosen said, \u201cFor too long, corrupt Washington politicians have been exploiting a loophole in the system to continue to collect taxpayer-funded pensions even after they have been convicted of felonies. I\u2019m proud to see that my bipartisan legislation with Senator Scott to protect taxpayers\u2019 money by closing this loophole has passed the House of Representatives, and it\u2019s on its way to be signed into law. I\u2019ll keep working across party lines to find commonsense solutions to protect Nevadans\u2019 hard-earned dollars.\u201d\n\nMORE\u2026\n\nDecember 7, 2023: Sen. Rick Scott & National Taxpayers Union in the Sun Sentinel: Closing a Corruption Loophole\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2024/12/sen-rick-scott-and-sen-jacky-rosen-bipartisan-bill-to-punish-corrupt-politicians-and-protect-taxpayer-dollars-passes-house-heads-to-president-s-desk"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0946940165013075, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}