# 119-hr-9991: STOP the SWAMP Act

119-hr-9991, STOP the SWAMP Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9991
- Congress: 119
- Title: STOP the SWAMP Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-30
- Sponsor: Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-15

## Summary

**Would strip pay and bar federal employees who refuse to answer Congress or are finally convicted of perjury.** The bill would expand penalties for non-cooperation, create a two-tier debarment system, and set a timed joint-resolution process for rescinding a witness's salary and expenses. - Called witnesses could face a misdemeanor with fines of $100 to $1,000 and 1 to 12 months in jail and automatic debarment from federal employment. - Federal employees could be removed from civil service and have their salary and expense funding targeted through a congressional joint resolution. - Congress would get a defined procedure to rescind pay, including committee reporting and initial floor-vote deadlines of 15 days and 20 days. - Debarment decisions would be subject to judicial review, giving courts a check on removals.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New penalties and debarment for witnesses: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would punish a person who is summoned as a witness and appears but then refuses to answer a question relevant to the inquiry. That refusal would be a misdemeanor with a fine of $100 to $1,000 and jail from 1 to 12 months. The bill would also debar such a person from Federal emp…
- Fast track to cut federal witness pay: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would let any Member of either House introduce a privileged joint resolution to rescind funds used for the salary and expenses of a witness who is a Federal employee. The Member would have to file no later than 180 days after a statement of facts is certified to a U.S. attorney…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9991 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9991)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9991 (as of 2026-08-15).