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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-28 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-28 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |