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DRAIN the Swamp Act of 2017

Introduced: October 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Oct 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 11, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Determining if Regulatory Actions are in the Interest of the Nation or the Swamp Act of 2017 or the DRAIN the Swamp Act of 2017

This bill requires each agency to submit to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), for each major rule that the agency proposes or finalizes, an assessment and quantification of any regulatory conflict of interest (i.e., providing a substantial pecuniary benefit to the President and certain advisors) pertaining to that major rule. Before a major rule may take effect, the agency must submit to the GAO and publish in the Federal Register the assessment and quantification.

This bill does not apply to rules if an agency finds that notice and public procedure for the rule are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.

What's happening now October 19, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7167 Related bill Restoring the Public Trust Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 13, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 5, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 9, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4014: DRAIN the Swamp Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4014/
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"H.R. 4014: DRAIN the Swamp Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4014/.
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H.R. 4014, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4014/.
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