House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Swalwell Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Gosar R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8300.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOSAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 66, April 15, 2026, Page H2925):Title I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 18 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8300, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8300
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Randy Fine (R-FL), Clay Fuller (R-GA), John Joyce (R-PA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Gosar.
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- H.R. 4255 (119th) Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025
- H.R. 5183 (119th) District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2025
- H.R. 8686 (119th) To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground…
- H.R. 7678 (119th) Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
- H.R. 2315 (119th) Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.