# 119-hr-2857: Drain the Swamp Act

119-hr-2857, Drain the Swamp Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2857
- Congress: 119
- Title: Drain the Swamp Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Turns Executive Order 13989's ethics commitments for executive branch personnel into federal law.** The Drain the Swamp Act would give that executive order the force and effect of statute and sets the bill's short title. It applies the order's existing ethics commitments directly into law while keeping the order's original scope and terms.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ethics rules into law for executive appointees: benefit, low. This bill would make Executive Order 13989 (86 Fed. Reg. 7029) have the force of law. The ethics commitments in that order would become statutory rules for the executive branch employees and appointees it covers. That could increase accountability for federal officials. It would not create new prog…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2857 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2857)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2857 (as of 2025-12-21).