HR8300-119

In Committee

Swalwell Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 15, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Swalwell Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HDB8485EE94F04463B0C8AEAE44D08AF7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Wasteful Allowances for Lawmaker Wrongdoing and Ensuring Legal Liability Act or the Swalwell Act.
  • Section HFEECF8F93A914FB6A629DDAD6873B7BE: 2. Prohibition on use of Federal funds in connection with workplace misconduct No funds appropriated or otherwise made available from the U.S. Treasury may be...
  • Section HBDECBB61398C49E49E57D5F60F709577: 3. Personal liability of Members of Congress or a senior staff of the House of Representatives or Senate Any Member of Congress or a senior staff of the House...
  • Section H76A7E957EEB34B379E437B9B55460CEA: 4. Mandatory disclosure of settlements The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall maintain and publish a publicly...
  • Section HE6A8A8AE01054B3B8D29D7D79E31913C: 5. Retroactive disclosure of past settlements Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Swalwell Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, Swalwell Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Criminal Justice Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 15, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Apr 15, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 15, 2026

Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Ms. Boebert, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Criminal Justice Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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