Landsman, Riley Lead the “Drain the Swamp Act”

Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congressman Josh Riley (D-NY-19) introduced the most comprehensive anti-corruption bill in U.S. history – a package of reforms to fight corruption and return power to the American people. 

In response to unprecedented, blatant corruption and increasing attacks on our democracy, Congressman Landsman and Congressman Riley introduced the Drain the Swamp Act– a package of reforms to take on our rigged system, strengthen democracy, and restore trust in government.

The Drain the Swamp Act would return power to the American people by:

• Ending Political Corruption
  • Banning the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and their immediate families from owning or trading stocks (Rep. Magaziner’s Restore Trust in Government Act).
  • Banning Supreme Court Justices and their immediate families from owning or trading stocks. 
  • Banning betting on political events and other government actions in prediction markets for: Members of Congress and their immediate families, the President and Vice President, political appointees, judicial officials, high-ranking military personnel, and other government officials (Rep. Budzinski’s PREDICT Act).
  • Prohibiting presidents, their immediate families, and their businesses from suing the federal government without bipartisan approval from Congress (Reps. Landsman and Riley).
  • Strengthening the emoluments clauses of the Constitution to stop presidents and federal officials from illegally accepting bribes and gifts (Rep. Raskin’s Protecting Our Democracy Act).

• Holding Politicians Accountable
  • Establishing 18-year term limits for the Supreme Court (Rep. Johnson’s TERM Act) and Congress.
  • Suspending pay for members of Congress during government shutdowns or if the public debt limit is reached (Rep. Vindman’s No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act).
  • Revoking pensions for Congress, cabinet officials, and former presidents convicted of felonies (Reps. Landsman and Riley).
  • Establishing ethics rules for the Supreme Court (Rep. Goldman’s Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act).
  • Preventing abuse of the presidential pardon power (Rep. Raskin’s Protecting Our Democracy Act).
  • Removing the statute of limitations for crimes committed by the President or Vice President (Rep. Raskin’s Protecting Our Democracy Act).

• Defending Our Democracy
  • Overturning Citizens United (Rep. Neguse’s Citizens Over Corporations Amendment).
  • Banning partisan gerrymandering (Rep. Sarbanes’ Freedom to Vote Act).
  • Banning corporate PACs (Rep. Harder’s Ban Corporate PACs Act).
  • Banning untraceable “dark” money in politics (Rep. Pappas’ DISCLOSE Act). 
  • Ending voter suppression (Rep. Sewell’s John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act).

Congressman Landsman:

“The blatant corruption in Washington will only end when Congress steps up. This is our moment for big change. It’s time to take on corruption, fix our broken politics and democracy, and return power to the American people.”

Congressman Riley: 

“Growing up in Endicott, I saw firsthand what happens when politicians put corporate interests over the needs of working families: plants close down, jobs get shipped overseas, and our communities suffer. I came to Congress to take on the corrupt political establishment that has hurt too many of my neighbors in Upstate New York and to fix the system that has been rigged against us for far too long. The Drain the Swamp Act is a comprehensive reform package that bans corporate PACs, bans insider trading, establishes term limits, and gets dark money out of politics.”

Read the full bill text here.

Background:

The Drain the Swamp Act builds upon Congressman Landsman’s long record of fighting to end corruption in politics and restore trust in government. He is one of a few members of Congress to sell all their stocks, and he suspended his pay during the government shutdown in 2025.

In addition, Congressman Landsman is one of the only members of Congress to have released a comprehensive, unifying plan for the future of the country. The plan, Our Great American Moment, includes the Drain the Swamp Act along with nine other reforms to fix our economy, democracy, and politics, and return wealth and power to the American people.

Read the full plan here.

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