NY Republican Pushes to Deny Lawmaker Pensions Over Sex Crimes

Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is seeking a broad coalition for legislation denying pensions to lawmakers convicted of sexual misconduct, aiming to avoid cross-party pitfalls that sank an unrelated initiative of hers earlier this year.

Malliotakis (R-N.Y) is lead sponsor of the End Government Pension for Sexual Abusers Act (H.R. 8898), which would revoke federal retirement benefits from current and former members of Congress who are convicted of “serious sexual offenses,” such as sexual assault, rape, and sex trafficking. The bill is one of several proposals lawmakers are advocating in response to a wave of House members resigning or ...