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DemocratBill · H.R. 2857· House(119-HR-2857)

Drain the Swamp Act

Rep. Khanna
Age: 50 years
California
Introduced
4/10/2025
Last activity
4/10/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsored by
Ro Khanna
Cosponsors
Democrat - 3Republican - 0
Government Operations and Politics
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, called the "Drain the Swamp Act," aims to make Executive Order 13989, which deals with ethics commitments for people working in the Executive Branch, a permanent law. Essentially, it wants to ensure these ethics rules are more than just a temporary order. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Khanna, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania.

Potential Positive Impacts for People

  • The bill codifies Executive Order 13989, meaning that the ethics commitments by executive branch personnel will have the force of law (SEC. 2). This could be seen as positive because it could increase accountability and transparency in the government.

Potential Negative Impacts for People

  • There aren't details in the bill about negative effects for the people.

Yes

  • Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+7

    Permanently establishing ethics rules increases accountability and transparency in government.

  • Does this limit the influence of paid lobbyists?+5

    Codifying ethics commitments for executive personnel helps reduce lobbying influence.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.