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H.R. 2857

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2857, the Drain the Swamp Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Ro Khanna (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Apr 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 2857 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb2857/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2857 IH: Drain the Swamp Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-10
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2857  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Khanna  (for himself,  Ms. Tlaib , and  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To codify Executive Order 13989 (relating to ethics commitments by executive branch personnel).
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Drain the Swamp Act  .
2.
Codification of Executive Order 13989
Executive Order 13989 (86 Fed. Reg. 7029; relating to ethics commitments by executive branch personnel) shall have the force and effect of law.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To codify Executive Order 13989 (relating to ethics commitments by executive branch personnel).

Sponsors

Rep. Ro Khanna (D) sponsors H.R. 2857, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2857 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2857 has taken 2 actions since Apr 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 2857 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2857 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Drain the Swamp Act — Display Title
  • Drain the Swamp Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To codify Executive Order 13989 (relating to ethics commitments by executive branch personnel). — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2857 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON116
OMAR NOURELDIN115
AARON SCHERB112
PRESTON MITCHUM112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2857 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2857’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr2857/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com