HR 765
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act
Introduced: January 24, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 24, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Rules, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act
This bill prohibits certain congressional recesses until Congress has approved the annual appropriations bills and a budget resolution that projects a balanced budget. It also (1) imposes a five-year ban on lobbying by Members of Congress and certain executive branch officials, and (2) excludes future Members of Congress from the Federal Employees Retirement System.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Cosponsors
1