,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,gosar 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,biggs of    
,arizona1 ,ms4 ,boebert1 ,mr4 ,burchett1
 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,fine1  
and ,mrs4 ,luna7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,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  
,senate1 require personal financial     
accountability1 ensure transparency of  
past settlements while protecting       
victims1 and mandate referral of        
criminal allegations to the ,department 
of ,justice1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,stopping ,wasteful        
,allowances for ,lawmaker ,wrongdoing   
and ,ensuring ,legal ,liability ,act or 
the ,swalwell ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on

 use of ,federal funds in connection    
with workplace misconduct  7a7 ,in      
general ,no funds appropriated or       
otherwise made available from the ,u4,s4
 ,treasury may be used to pay any       
settlement1 award1 or judgment arising  
from a claim of workplace misconduct by 
a ,member of ,congress or a senior staff
 of the ,house of ,representatives or   
,senate4  7b7 ,workplace misconduct     
defined ,for purposes of this section1  
the term workplace misconduct includes  
claims of discrimination1 harassment1   
retaliation1 or other violations of     
employment or civil rights laws4  #c4   
,personal liability of ,members of      
,congress or a senior staff of the      
,house of ,representatives or ,senate   
7a7 ,in general ,any ,member of         
,congress or a senior staff of the      
,house of ,representatives or ,senate   
found liable for1 or entering into a    
settlement resolving1 a workplace       
misconduct claim shall be personally    
responsible for the full amount of such 

settlement or award4  7b7 ,prohibitions 
with respect to reimbursement ,no       
,member of ,congress or a senior staff  
of the ,house of ,representatives or    
,senate may be reimbursed1 directly or  
indirectly--  7#a7 with ,federal funds  
for any payment made under subsection   
7a72 or  7#b7 with campaign funds for   
any payment made under subsection 7a74  
7c7 ,certification requirement ,members 
of ,congress or a senior staff of the   
,house of ,representatives or ,senate   
shall certify1 under penalty of perjury1
 that no public funds were used in      
connection with such payments under     
subsection 7a74  #d4 ,mandatory         
disclosure of settlements  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,clerk of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,secretary of  
the ,senate shall maintain and publish a
 publicly accessible1 searchable        
database containing the following3  7#a7
 ,the name of any ,member of ,congress  
or a senior staff of the ,house of      
,representatives or ,senate who has     

settled or been found liable for a      
workplace misconduct claim4  7#b7 ,the  
total amount of any settlement or award4
  7#c7 ,the date of resolution4  7#d7   
,the nature of the claim1 described in  
general terms4  7b7 ,prohibition ,the   
database under subsection 7a7 shall not 
include any personally identifiable     
information of victims or complainants4 
7c7 ,disclosure deadline ,disclosures   
shall be made not later than #cj days   
after the date of the resolution of a   
claim4  #e4 ,retroactive disclosure of  
past settlements  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the ,clerk  
of the ,house and ,secretary of the     
,senate shall publish all settlements   
and awards paid using public funds since
 ,january #a1 #aiie1 relating to        
workplace misconduct claims involving   
,members of ,congress or a senior staff 
of the ,house of ,representatives or    
,senate4  7b7 ,privacy protection       
requirement ,disclosures under          

subsection 7a7 shall comply with the    
privacy protections set forth in section
 #d7;b74  #f4 ,referral of criminal     
allegations  7a7 ,in general ,any       
allegation of conduct by a ,member of   
,congress or a senior staff of the      
,house of ,representatives or ,senate   
that may constitute a violation of      
,federal criminal law shall be promptly 
referred to the ,department of ,justice 
for review4  7b7 ,source of referral ,a 
referral under subsection 7a7 shall be  
made by the ,office of ,congressional   
,workplace ,rights1 the ,committee on   
,ethics of the ,house of                
,representatives1 or the ,select        
,committee on ,ethics of the ,senate1 as
 applicable4  7c7 ,restrictions on      
preventing or delaying referral  7#a7   
,in general ,no settlement agreement1   
nondisclosure agreement1 or internal    
congressional process may prevent or    
delay a referral under subsection 7a74  
7#b7 ,other requirements ,the existence 
of a referral under this section shall  

not be contingent upon the consent of   
the complainant4  #g4 ,enforcement and  
penalties  7a7 ,in general ,any ,member 
of ,congress or a senior staff of the   
,house of ,representatives or ,senate   
who violates this ,act shall be subject 
to-- 7#a7 a civil penalty that equals   
not less than #bjj percent of the amount
 improperly paid2 and  7#b7 referral to 
the appropriate ,ethics ,committee for  
further disciplinary action4  7b7 ,civil
 action ,the ,attorney ,general is      
authorized to bring a civil action to   
enforce compliance with this ,act4  #h4 
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
term ,member of ,congress includes a    
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to 
the ,congress2 and  7#b7 the term senior
 staff of the ,house of ,representatives
 or ,senate means any individual who1 at
 the time a violation occurred1 was     
required to file a report under         
subchapter ,i of chapter #aca of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  #i4 ,rule of
 construction ,nothing in this ,act may 

be construed to--  7#a7 limit the rights
 of victims to pursue claims or receive 
compensation2  7#b7 require the         
disclosure of a victim's identity1      
including sex and personally            
identifiable information1 without their 
express written consent2 or  7#c7       
prevent the ,house of ,representatives  
or the ,senate from taking such actions 
as may be necessary to protect the      
identities of victims4  #aj4 ,effective 
date ,this ,act shall take effect on the
 date of the enactment of this ,act and 
shall apply to any claim pending on or  
after such date4