3.0.0 753 2023-03-08T19:58:55Z 2023-03-08T19:58:55Z House HR 2021-02-03 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GALLAGHER:H.R. 753.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H324]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-22T16:34:45Z Referred to 2021-02-03T18:00:20Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2021-02-03T18:00:40Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-02-03T18:00:35Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-02-03T18:00:30Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-02-03T18:00:25Z Cleaning Up Washington’s Act 117 751 S 2021-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2021-03-22 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2021-02-03 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2021-02-03 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2021-02-03 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2021-02-03 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2021-02-03 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2021-02-03 True Congress Appropriations Budget process Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight District of Columbia Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption House of Representatives Intergovernmental relations Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying Senate State and local government operations Congress 00 2021-02-03 Introduced in House 2021-12-06T15:03:51Z Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act

This bill establishes requirements for Members of Congress related to consideration of appropriations bills, lobbying activities, and retirement benefits.

Specifically, the bill prohibits (1) the House of Representatives from adjourning for more than three calendar days in August until it has approved annual appropriations bills for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of that year, and (2) Congress from adjourning for more than three calendar days between October 1 and the end of the congressional session until the annual appropriations bills are presented to the President.

Neither chamber may recess or stand adjourned longer than 24 hours during any calendar year until Congress has agreed to a budget resolution for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year that projects a balanced budget by the last fiscal year covered by the resolution.

The bill establishes a five-year ban on (1) individuals appointed to executive schedule positions from engaging in lobbying activities in the executive branch, and (2) lobbying activities by Members of Congress.

The Office of Government Ethics may waive lobbying restrictions for certain employees if it determines that the restrictions would create an undue hardship in obtaining qualified personnel for agency positions and granting such waiver would not create the potential for undue influence or unfair advantage.

The bill excludes future Members of Congress from the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and requires Members currently enrolled in FERS to opt in to continue their enrollment.

]]> Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act Display Title Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit congressional recesses until Congress adopts a concurrent resolution on the budget that results in a balanced Federal budget by the last fiscal year covered by such resolution, to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level, to provide for the termination of further retirement coverage for Members of Congress under the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr753ih/xml/BILLS-117hr753ih.xml 2021-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.