Drain the Swamp Act

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Introduced 2026-06-09Topic: governance ethics · elections democracy · criminal justice

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This bill would bar Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, Supreme Court justices, and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks and similar investments, with penalties for violations. It would cut Members of Congress's pay for each day of a government shutdown or a debt-limit default, and would set 18-year terms for Supreme Court justices with a new justice appointed every two years. It proposes constitutional amendments for congressional term limits and to overturn Citizens United, creates ethics and investigative offices within the Supreme Court, voids presidential self-pardons, and pauses the statute of limitations for crimes by a sitting President or Vice President. It also addresses foreign emoluments, campaign spending disclosure, corporate PACs, redistricting, voting rights, and pensions for officials convicted of felonies.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-06-09	House	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.	refer
2026-06-09	House	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.	refer
2026-06-09	House	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.	refer
2026-06-09	House	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.	refer
2026-06-09	House	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.	refer
2026-06-09		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-06-09		Introduced in House	introduce

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