Swalwell Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8300 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8300 To prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for settlements of workplace misconduct claims involving Members of Congress or senior staff of the House of Representatives or the Senate, require personal financial accountability, ensure transparency of past settlements while protecting victims, and mandate referral of criminal allegations to the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2026 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Fine, and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for settlements of workplace misconduct claims involving Members of Congress or senior staff of the House of Representatives or the Senate, require personal financial accountability, ensure transparency of past settlements while protecting victims, and mandate referral of criminal allegations to the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 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''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH WORKPLACE MISCONDUCT. (a) In General.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made available from the U.S. Treasury may be used to pay any settlement, award, or judgment arising from a claim of workplace misconduct by a Member of Congress or a senior staff of the House of Representatives or Senate. (b) Workplace Mis