H.R. 3876: SWAMP FLYERS Act
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H.R. 3876: SWAMP FLYERS Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SWAMP FLYERS Act
Plain summary
Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act or the SWAMP FLYERS Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for the official travel of a senior political appointee on a non-commercial, private, or chartered flight, unless: (1) a commercial flight was unavailable for the travel in question, or (2) the aircraft is owned or leased by the government. An appointee who travels on a non-commercial, private, or chartered flight must provide a statement to Congress certifying that no commercial flight was available. The bill makes it a crime for an appointee to knowingly and willfully make such a statement that is false, fictitious, or fraudulent.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] · 12 cosponsors
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Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Grace Meng (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3876.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3876 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115