US Congress House Bill 3876 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on September 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SWAMP FLYERS Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for the official travel of a senior political appointee on a non-commercial, private, or chartered flight, unless: (1) a commercial flight was unavailable for the travel in question, or (2) the aircraft is owned or leased by the government. An appointee who travels on a non-commercial, private, or chartered flight must provide a statement to Congress certifying that no commercial flight was available. The bill makes it a crime for an appointee to knowingly and willfully make such a statement that is false, fictitious, or fraudulent.

SWAMP FLYERS Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act

Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2017-09-28	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7622)
2017-09-28	House	Introduced in House

SB1880 (Related) 2017-09-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB7167 (Related) 2018-11-20 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3876/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3876/BILLS-115hr3876ih.pdf