Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) teamed up on the “No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act,” which comes in the aftermath of the rape and sexual misconduct accusations that forced former Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign.
Bill would bar sex criminals from getting federal pensions in wake of Eric Swalwell scandal
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May 01, 2026
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