S. 5228
119th Congress
Senate
STOP the SWAMP Act
Official title: A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to provide that a person who refuses to answer certain questions or is finally convicted of perjury before either House of… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to provide that a person who refuses to answer certain questions or is finally convicted of perjury before either House of Congress shall be debarred from Federal employment, and for other purposes.
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Aug 4, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Aug 4, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5228: STOP the SWAMP Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5228/
"S. 5228: STOP the SWAMP Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5228/.
S. 5228, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5228/.
[S. 5228: STOP the SWAMP Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5228/)