,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ade  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,fitzpatrick introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house                
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committees on the ,judiciary1 and      
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
terminate pensions for ,members of      
,congress1 to prohibit a single bill or 
joint resolution presented by ,congress 
to the ,president from containing       
multiple subjects1 to require the equal 
application of laws to ,members of      
,congress1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,citizen ,legislature               
,anti-,corruption ,reform ,act or the   
,,clean ,act4  #b4 ,termination of      

further retirement benefits for members 
of congress  7a7 ,amendments relating to
 the ,civil ,service ,retirement ,system
  7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,iii of 
chapter #hc of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
section #hcce the following3  #hcce;a4  
,termination of further retirement      
coverage of ,members of ,congress  7a7  
,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of this subchapter and subject
 to subsection 7f71 effective on the    
date that is #ij days after the date of 
enactment of this section--  7#a7 a     
,member shall not be subject to this    
subchapter for any further period of    
time2 and  7#b7 no further ,government  
contributions or deductions from basic  
pay may be made with respect to such    
,member for deposit in the ,treasury of 
the ,united ,states to the credit of the
 ,fund4  7b7 ,prior rights not affected 
,nothing in subsection 7a7 shall be     
considered to nullify1 modify1 or       
otherwise affect any right1 entitlement1

 or benefit under this subchapter with  
respect to any ,member covering any     
period prior to the date of enactment of
 this section4  7c7 ,right ,to          
participate in thrift savings plan not  
affected ,nothing in subsection 7a7     
shall affect the eligibility of a       
,member to participate in the ,thrift   
,savings ,plan in accordance with       
otherwise applicable provisions of law4 
7d7 ,regulations ,any regulations       
necessary to carry out this section     
may-- 7#a7 except with respect to       
matters relating to the ,thrift ,savings
 ,plan1 be prescribed by the ,director  
of the ,office of ,personnel            
,management2 and  7#b7 with respect to  
matters relating to the ,thrift ,savings
 ,plan1 be prescribed by the ,executive 
,director 7as defined by section        
#hdja7ac774  7e7 ,exclusion ,for        
purposes of this section1 the term      
,member does not include the ,vice      
,president4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections at the beginning

 of chapter #hc of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #hcce
 the following3  #hcce;a4 ,termination  
of further retirement coverage of       
,members of ,congress4  4  7b7          
,amendments relating to the ,federal    
,employees ,retirement ,system  7#a7 ,in
 general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #hd
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section #hdbe
 the following3  #hdbe;a4 ,termination  
of further retirement coverage of       
,members of ,congress  7a7 ,in general  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter1 effective on the date that
 is #ij days after the date of enactment
 of this section--  7#a7 subject to     
subsection 7f71 in the case of an       
individual who first becomes a ,member  
before such date of enactment--  7,a7   
such ,member shall not be subject to    
this chapter for any further period of  
time after such date of enactment2 and  
7,b7 no further ,government             

contributions or deductions from basic  
pay may be made with respect to such    
,member for deposit in the ,treasury of 
the ,united ,states to the credit of the
 ,fund2 and  7#b7 in the case of an     
individual who first becomes a ,member  
on or after such date of enactment--    
7,a7 such ,member shall not be subject  
to this chapter2 and  7,b7 no           
,government contributions or deductions 
from basic pay may be made with respect 
to such ,member for deposit in the      
,treasury of the ,united ,states to the 
credit of the ,fund4  7b7 ,prior rights 
not affected ,nothing in subsection 7a7 
shall be considered to nullify1 modify1 
or otherwise affect any right1          
entitlement1 or benefit under this      
chapter with respect to any ,member     
covering any period prior to the date of
 enactment of this section4  7c7 ,right 
,to participate in thrift savings plan  
not affected ,nothing in subsection 7a7 
shall affect the eligibility of a       
,member to participate in the ,thrift   

,savings ,plan in accordance with       
otherwise applicable provisions of law4 
7d7 ,regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,any 
regulations necessary to carry out this 
section may-- 7,a7 except with respect  
to matters relating to the ,thrift      
,savings ,plan1 be prescribed by the    
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management2 and  7,b7 with respect to  
matters relating to the ,thrift ,savings
 ,plan1 be prescribed by the ,executive 
,director 7as defined by section        
#hdja7ac774  7#b7 ,refunds              
,notwithstanding subsection 7b71 the    
regulations under paragraph 7#a77;,a7   
shall1 in the case of a ,member who has 
not completed at least #e years of      
civilian service as of the date of      
enactment of this section1 provide that 
the lump-sum credit shall be payable to 
such ,member to the same extent and in  
the same manner as if such ,member      
satisfied paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7  
of section #hdbd7;a7 as of such date of 
enactment4  7e7 ,exclusions ,for        

purposes of this section1 the term      
,member does not include the ,vice      
,president4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections at the beginning
 of chapter #hd of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #hdbe
 the following3  #hdbe;a4 ,termination  
of further retirement coverage of       
,members of ,congress4  4  #c4          
,prohibiting multiple subjects in single
 bill  7a7 ,in general ,each bill1      
order1 resolution1 or vote submitted by 
,congress to the ,president under       
section #g of article ,i of the         
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
shall embrace no more than one subject1 
and that subject shall be clearly and   
descriptively expressed in the title of 
the bill1 order1 resolution or vote4    
7b7 ,effective date ,subsection 7a7     
shall apply with respect to the ,one    
,hundred ,fifteenth ,congress and each  
succeeding ,congress4  #d4 ,requiring   
equal application of laws to ,members of

 ,congress  7a7 ,in general             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 any provision of law that provides 
an exception in its application to a    
,member of ,congress or an employee of  
the office of a ,member of ,congress    
shall have no effect4  7b7              
,clarification relating to exercise of  
official or representational duties     
,subsection 7a7 shall not be construed  
to apply to provisions of law or rules  
which permit ,members of ,congress or   
employees of offices of ,members of     
,congress to carry out official duties  
that are tied directly to lawmaking1    
including provisions or rules permitting
 ,members and employees to enter and use
 the ,united ,states ,capitol1 the      
,united ,states ,capitol grounds1 and   
other buildings and facilities4  7c7    
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
,member of ,congress means a ,senator or
 a ,representative in1 or ,delegate or  
,resident ,commissioner to1 the         
,congress4  #e4 ,requiring use of       

independent nonpartisan commissions to  
carry out redistricting  7a7            
,requirement  7#a7 ,congressional       
redistricting ,each ,state shall conduct
 ,congressional redistricting 7beginning
 with the redistricting carried out     
pursuant to the decennial census        
conducted during #bjbj7 in accordance   
with a redistricting plan developed by a
 nonpartisan independent redistricting  
commission4  7#b7 ,redistricting for    
,state legislative districts            
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a ,state may not use any funds     
provided by the ,federal ,government    
directly for election administration    
purposes unless the ,state certifies to 
the ,election ,assistance ,commission   
that the ,state conducts redistricting  
for ,state legislative districts in the 
,state 7beginning with the first such   
redistricting carried out after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act7 in      
accordance with a redistricting plan    
developed by a nonpartisan independent  

redistricting commission4  7b7          
,nonpartisan independent status ,for    
purposes of this section1 a commission  
shall be considered to be a nonpartisan 
independent commission if--  7#a7 the   
number of its members who are affiliated
 with the political party with the      
largest percentage of the registered    
voters in the ,state who are affiliated 
with a political party 7as determined   
with respect to the most recent         
,statewide election for ,federal office 
held in the ,state for which such       
information is available7 is equal to   
the number of its members who are       
affiliated with the political party with
 the second largest percentage of the   
registered voters in the ,state who are 
affiliated with a political party 7as so
 determined72 and  7#b7 none of its     
members is an elected public official4  
7c7 ,state defined ,in this section1 the
 term ,state means each of the several  
,states4  #f4 ,requiring open primaries 
7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,elections for    

,federal office ,each ,state shall hold 
open primaries for elections for        
,federal office held in the ,state4     
7#b7 ,elections for ,state and local    
office ,notwithstanding any other       
provision of law1 a ,state may not use  
any funds provided by the ,federal      
,government directly for election       
administration purposes unless the      
,state certifies to the ,election       
,assistance ,commission that the ,state 
holds open primaries for elections for  
,state and local office4  7b7 ,open     
primaries described ,for purposes of    
this section1 a ,state holds open       
primaries for an election for an office 
if any individual who is registered to  
vote in a general election for such     
office in the ,state may cast a ballot  
in any primary election 7including a    
primary election held for the selection 
of delegates to a national nominating   
convention of a political party and a   
primary election held for the expression
 of a preference for the nomination of  

individuals for election to the office  
of ,president7 held by any political    
party to nominate candidates for        
election for that office1 including a   
convention or caucus of a political     
party which has authority to nominate a 
candidate4  7c7 ,state defined ,in this 
section1 the term ,state has the meaning
 given such term in section #ija of the 
,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #baada74  7d7 ,effective date 
,subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect
 to elections held after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act4