House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
STOP the SWAMP Act
Official title: To amend section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to provide that a person who refuses to answer certain questions or is finally convicted of perjury before either House of Congress shall be debarred from Federal employment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Richard McCormick R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 30, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9991.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCORMICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 125, July 30, 2026, Page H5208):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, Necessary and Proper ClauseSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 60 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9991, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9991
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 13, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard McCormick.
Related bills
- S. 5228 (119th) STOP the SWAMP ActRelated bill
- H.R. 9084 (118th) STOP the SWAMP ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.