H.R.9222

Drain the Swamp Act Restore Trust in Government Act

Drain the Swamp Act

Introduced·6/9/26
Introduced

H. R. 9222

Introduced in House · June 23, 2026

June 9, 2026

Mr. Landsman (for himself and Mr. Riley of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, and Rules, 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

A BILL

To ban stock trading and prediction market participation for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, suspend pay for Members of Congress during shutdowns, establish term limits for Congress, establish term limits and ethics rules for the Supreme Court, reform the presidential pardon power, revoke the statute of limitations for the President and Vice President, strengthen the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses, overturn Citizens United, ban dark money, corporate PACs, and partisan gerrymandering, end voter suppression, and restrict government pensions for felony convictions and lawsuits by the President, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; 2. Table of contents; TITLE I—RESTORE TRUST IN GOVERNMENT ACT; 101. Short title; 102. Restrictions on trade and ownership of covered investments; TITLE II—NO PAY FOR CONGRESS DURING DEFAULT OR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN; 201. Short title; 202. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if public debt limit is reached; 203. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if Government shutdown occurs; 204. Role of Secretary of the Treasury; 205. Definitions; TITLE III—SUPREME COURT DURATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE; 301. Short title; 302. Supreme Court terms of office; 303. Senior justices; TITLE IV—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS; 401. Constitutional amendment for congressional term limits; TITLE V—SUPREME COURT ETHICS REQUIREMENTS; 501. Short title; 502. Establishment of the Office of Ethics Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States; 503. Establishment of the Office of Investigative Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States; 504. Severability; TITLE VI—PREVENTING ABUSES OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER; 600. Short title; 601. Short title; 602. Congressional oversight relating to certain pardons; 603. Bribery in connection with pardons and commutations; 604. Prohibition on presidential self-pardon; 611. Short title; 612. Tolling of statute of limitations; 613. Contracts by the President, the Vice President, or a cabinet member; 614. Forfeiture of benefits for former Presidents convicted of a felony; 621. Short title; 622. Definitions; 623. Prohibition on acceptance of foreign emoluments; 624. Civil actions by Congress concerning foreign emoluments; 625. Prohibiting senior Federal officials from accepting foreign payments; 626. Disclosures concerning foreign and domestic emoluments; 627. Enforcement authority for Office of Government Ethics and financial disclosures; 628. Jurisdiction of the Office of Special Counsel; 629. Rulemaking for ethics requirements for legal expense funds; 630. Limitations and disclosure of certain donations to, and disbursements by, inaugural committees; 631. Prohibition on payments to the President of Federal or State government funds; 632. Prohibition on payments to the President from individuals receiving government positions or grants of clemency from the President; 633. Penalties; 634. Exceptions; 635. Severability; 641. Short title; 642. Presidential oversight of Attorney General; TITLE VII—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED; 701. Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United; TITLE VIII—REPORTING OF CAMPAIGN-RELATED DISBURSEMENTS; 801. Short title; 802. Reporting of campaign-related disbursements; 803. Reporting of Federal judicial nomination disbursements; 804. Coordination with FinCEN; 805. Application of foreign money ban to disbursements for campaign-related disbursements consisting of covered transfers; 806. Sense of Congress regarding implementation; 807. Effective date; TITLE IX—BAN CORPORATE PACS ACT; 901. Short title; 902. Limiting authority of corporations to establish or operate separate segregated funds for political purposes to nonprofit corporations; 903. Effective date; transition for existing funds and committees; TITLE X—NONPARTISAN REDISTRICTING REFORM; 1001. Short title; 1002. Finding of constitutional authority; 1003. Ban on mid-decade redistricting; 1004. Criteria for redistricting; 1005. Development of plan; 1006. Failure by State to enact plan; 1007. Civil enforcement; 1008. No effect on elections for State and local office; 1009. Effective date; TITLE XI—JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT; 1101. Short title; 1102. Vote dilution, denial, and abridgment claims; 1103. Retrogression; 1104. Violations triggering authority of court to retain jurisdiction; 1105. Criteria for coverage of States and political subdivisions; 1106. Determination of States and Political Subdivisions Subject to Preclearance for Covered Practices; 1107. Promoting transparency to enforce the Voting Rights Act; 1108. Authority to assign observers; 1109. Clarification of authority to seek relief; 1110. Preventive relief; 1111. Relief for violations of voting rights laws; 1112. Enforcement of Voting Rights by Attorney General; 1113. Definitions; 1114. Attorneys’ fees; 1115. Other technical and conforming amendments; 1116. Severability; 1117. Grants to assist with notice requirements under the Voting Rights Act of 1965; TITLE XII—RESTRICTIONS ON GOVERNMENT PENSIONS FOR FELONY CONVICTIONS; 1201. Federal retirement benefits forfeiture for Members of Congress and cabinet members convicted of certain crimes; 1202. Forfeiture of benefits for former Presidents convicted of a felony; TITLE XIII—RESTRICTION ON LAWSUITS BY PRESIDENT; 1301. Exceptions to Federal Tort Claims Act; TITLE XIV—PROHIBITION ON PREDICTION MARKET PARTICIPATION; 1401. Short title; 1402. Restrictions on trading on prediction markets; 13151. Definitions.; 13152. Trade and ownership of covered investments.; 13153. Penalties.; 13161. Definitions.; 13162. Trading on prediction markets.; 13163. Penalties.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,