SWAMP Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 9/1/2023
Actions
- 2023-09-01Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2023-09-01Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2023-09-01Introduced in House
- 2023-09-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-01 (00)
Stop Waste And Misuse by the President Act of 2023 or the SWAMP Act of 2023
This bill requires the President, Vice President, President-elect, Vice President-elect, or an immediate family member of such an official, who, while traveling, stays in a hotel or other establishment providing daily-rate accommodation in which that person has an ownership or financial interest, to reimburse to the Treasury specified expenses. Specifically, Treasury must be reimbursed (1) any amount expended by the Secret Service for protection, and (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the government pertaining to that stay.
Cosponsors (3)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
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