HOUSE 765116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act
- Last Action
- 3/5/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-05Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- 2019-01-24Referred 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.
- 2019-01-24Referred 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.
- 2019-01-24Referred 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.
- 2019-01-24Referred 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.
- 2019-01-24Referred 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.
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-24 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- District of Columbia
- Intergovernmental relations
- State and local government operations
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