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119th Congress · S. 4447 · Introduced

No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act

Latest action Apr 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · [R-IA] · E000295
    Rep-IA current · 2 terms · @SenJoniErnst · 5 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Leadership roles (3)

  • Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair · senate · 2019-01-03 – 2021-01-03
  • Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair · senate · 2021-01-03 – 2023-01-03
  • Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair · senate · 2023-01-03 – 2025-01-03

Committee memberships (12)

  • Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Cybersecurity (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Emerging Threats and Capabilities (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Personnel (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 7 · site
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1 · site

Social media

District offices (5)

  • 111 Seventh Ave. SE, Suite 480, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401 · 319-365-4504 · fax 319-365-4683 · 8am-5pm CT · 41.9731139,-91.6645212
  • 201 W. Second St., Suite 806, Davenport, IA, 52801 · 563-322-0677 · fax 563-322-0854 · 8am-5pm CT · 41.5213296,-90.5758645
  • 210 Walnut Street, Suite 733, 733 Federal Building, Des Moines, IA, 50309 · 515-284-4574 · fax 515-284-4937 · 41.5864152,-93.6201531
  • 320 Sixth Street, Suite 194, Federal Building, Sioux City, IA, 51101 · 712-252-1550 · fax 712-252-1638 · 42.4960349,-96.40757239999999
  • 2146 27 th Avenue, Suite 500, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501 · 712-352-1167 · fax 712-352-0087 · 41.2357527,-95.8756275

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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ERNST, JONI K
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
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2025-04-16
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2025-04-16
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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2026
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$6,954,692.63
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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (4)

  • Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · [D-NY] · G000555 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-30 · original
    Dem-NY current · 6 terms · @GillibrandNY · 8 district offices
  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · [R-FL] · S001217 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-30 · original
    Rep-FL current · 2 terms · @SenRickScott · 9 district offices
  • Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · [R-ID] · C000880 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-30 · original
    Rep-ID current · 8 terms · @MikeCrapo · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · [R-SC] · G000359 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-30 · original
    Rep-SC current · 8 terms · @GrahamBlog · 6 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-04-30T16:00:07ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2026-04-30IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2026-04-30IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-05-07T02:38:33Z
    No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-05-07T02:38:32Z
    No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-05-07T02:33:39Z
    A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the payment of annuities and retired pay to individuals convicted of certain sex crimes.

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Related bills

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Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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CBO cost estimates

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