DRAIN the SWAMP Act
Latest action · Feb 6, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Deter Revolving-door Appointments in our Nation; Stop Washington Appointees from becoming Manipulative Petitioners Act or the DRAIN the SWAMP Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise post-employment lobbying restrictions on senior executive branch officials and employees.
Specifically, it imposes a five-year ban on communications by a former political appointee with the intent to influence officers or employees at their former executive branch agency or department.
The term political appointee includes certain senior political officials compensated on the Executive Schedule; limited term, limited emergency, and noncareer appointees in the Senior Executive Service; and employees in confidential or policy-determining positions in the excepted service.
Additionally, the bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to impose a lifetime ban on lobbying by a former political appointee on behalf of a foreign government or foreign political party.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2017 to May 22, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 22, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
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