co-sponsored the SWALWELL Act, which would prohibit taxpayer funds for settlements of workplace misconduct claims involving Members of Congress or senior staff, require personal financial accountability, and increase transparency around past settlements
Prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to settle workplace misconduct claims involving Members of Congress or senior staff, require personal financial accountability, and increase transparency around past settlements.
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Action: Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Fine, and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration. Short title: Stopping Wasteful Allowances for Lawmaker Wrongdoing and Ensuring Legal Liability Act. Full title: To prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for settlements of workplace misconduct claims involving Members of Congress or senior staff of the House of Representatives or the Senate, require personal financial accountability, ensure transparency of past settlements while protecting victims, and mandate referral of criminal allegations to the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
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Congressman Biggs Co-Sponsors the SWALWELL Act. This week, Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) co-sponsored the SWALWELL Act, which would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for settlements of workplace misconduct claims involving Members of Congress or their senior staff, require personal financial accountability, ensure transparency of past settlements while protecting victims, and mandate referral of crim
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H.R. 8300 was introduced April 15, 2026 by Mr. Gosar for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, and others, and referred to the Committee on House Administration. The bill text would prohibit U.S. Treasury funds for workplace-misconduct settlements involving Members of Congress or senior House/Senate staff, require personal responsibility for settlement or award amounts, bar federal or campaign reimbursement, and require public disclosure of settlements and awards while protecting victims.
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Congress Docket, crawled within the lookback window, lists H.R. 8300 as introduced April 15, 2026, last action April 15, 2026, referred to House Administration, with the bill-to-law pipeline still at introduced/referred and later stages such as House floor, Senate, resolving differences, and signed not completed.
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Biggs materially supported legislation matching the promise as an original cosponsor of H.R. 8300/SWALWELL Act in the 119th Congress, and his office publicly backed it. However, the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no evidence that it passed either chamber, became law, or otherwise produced the promised prohibition, reimbursement limits, accountability rules, and settlement transparency. This is a serious legislative attempt but not delivery of the promised outcome.
The candidate cosponsored legislation (H.R. 8300, the 'Stopping Wasteful Allowances for Lawmaker Wrongdoing and Ensuring Legal Liability Act' / SWALWELL Act) that would implement the promised prohibitions, personal liability, and transparency provisions, and his office publicly announced support. However, the bill was only introduced and referred to the House Administration Committee and was not enacted or implemented in the available record. Thus the promised policy was not delivered, though Biggs made a formal legislative effort by cosponsoring the bill.
Biggs materially supported the SWALWELL Act/H.R. 8300 as a cosponsor in the 119th Congress, and the bill text matches the promised policy: barring taxpayer-funded workplace misconduct settlements involving Members or senior staff, requiring personal accountability, and increasing settlement transparency. However, the available official record shows only introduction and referral to the House Administration Committee on April 15, 2026, with no passage or enactment. Because this is a serious legislative attempt but the promised outcome has not been delivered, the appropriate outcome is never with an effort badge.