Drain the Swamp Act
This bill proposes a wide range of reforms to government ethics, campaign finance, and presidential powers, including restrictions on trading by officials, term limits for Congress, and new ethics rules for the Supreme Court. It would require Congress to reduce its own pay if the debt limit is reached or a government shutdown occurs, while also banning corporate political action committees and increasing transparency for campaign spending and redistricting. The legislation further seeks to limit presidential authority by prohibiting self-pardons, restricting payments to the President, and requiring congressional oversight of certain pardons, alongside measures to enforce voting rights and penalize former officials convicted of felonies.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
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Introduced Jun 9, 2026
Last action Jun 9, 2026
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Jun 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jun 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Greg Landsman
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Riley
DDemocratic
Co
Melanie A. Stansbury
DDemocratic
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