,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ebbh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #d1 #bjbf,mr4 ,marshall introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,revised ,statutes to provide that a person who refuses to answer certain questions or is finally convicted of perjury before either ,house of ,congress shall be debarred from ,federal employment1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safeguarding ,transparency and ,oversight to ,prevent the ,spread of ,washington's ,administrative ,misconduct and ,partisanship ,act or the ,,stop the ,,swamp ,act4 #b4 ,congressional and committee procedures2 investigations 7a7 ,debarment of certain witnesses from ,federal employment ,section #ajb of the ,revised ,statutes of the ,united ,states 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aib7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,every at the beginning and inserting the following3 7a7 ,every 2 7#b7 by striking 1 or who1 having appeared1 refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry12 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,every person who having been summoned as a witness pursuant to subsection 7a71 having appeared1 refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry1 shall1 in addition to any other penalties provided by law1 be-- 7#a7 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor1 punishable by a fine of not more than #a1jjj nor less than #ajj and imprisonment in a common jail for not less than one month nor more than twelve months2 and 7#b7 debarred from ,federal employment4 7c7 7#a7 ,in this subsection1 the term finally convicted means a conviction that-- 7,a7 has not been appealed and is no longer appealable because the time for taking an appeal has expired2 or 7,b7 has been appealed and the appeals process for which is completed4 7#b7 ,every person who having been summoned as a witness pursuant to subsection 7a71 having appeared1 is finally convicted of perjury under section #afba of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or an offense under section #ajja of that title1 shall1 in addition to any other penalties provided by law1 be debarred from ,federal employment4 7d7 ,a person who is found in violation of subsection 7b7 or 7c7 who is a ,federal employee shall1 in addition to any other penalties provided by law1 be removed from the civil service1 as such term is defined in section #baja of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7e7 ,any debarment from ,federal employment pursuant to this section shall be subject to judicial review4 4 7b7 ,procedures for rescinding salary funds ,section #ajd of the ,revised ,statutes 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aid7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,whenever at the beginning and inserting the following3 7a7 ,whenever 2 7#b7 by striking filed with the ,president of the ,senate or the ,speaker of the ,house1 it shall be the duty of the said ,president of the ,senate or ,speaker of the ,house1 as the case may be1 and inserting filed with an appropriate ,member of ,congress1 it shall be the duty of the said appropriate ,member of ,congress12 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,not later than #ahj days after the date of certification of a statement of facts to a ,united ,states attorney pursuant to subsection 7a71 any ,member of either ,house may introduce a joint resolution to rescind funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the salary and expenses of a witness who is a ,federal employee from the employing entity of the witness for the fiscal year4 ,such joint resolution shall be privileged1 subject to judicial review1 and further subject to the following procedures3 7#a7 ,a joint resolution shall be referred to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives or the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 as the case may be1 and one such joint resolution shall be reported out by such committee together with its recommendations within #ae calendar days1 unless such ,house shall otherwise determine by the yeas and nays4 7#b7 ,a joint resolution so reported shall become the pending business of the ,house in question 7in the case of the ,senate the time for debate shall be equally divided between the proponents and the opponents7 and shall be voted on within #bj calendar days thereafter1 unless such ,house shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays4 7#c7 ,a joint resolution passed by #a ,house shall be referred to the committee of the other ,house named in subsection 7a7 and shall be reported out by such committee together with its recommendations within #ae calendar days and shall thereupon become the pending business of such ,house and shall be voted upon within #c calendar days1 unless such ,house shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays4 7#d7 ,in the case of any disagreement between the #b ,houses of ,congress with respect to a joint resolution passed by both ,houses1 conferees shall be promptly appointed and the committee of conference shall make and file a report with respect to such joint resolution within #f calendar days after the legislation is referred to the committee of conference4 ,notwithstanding any rule in either ,house concerning the printing of conference reports in the ,congressional ,record or concerning any delay in the consideration of such reports1 such report shall be acted on by both ,houses not later than #f calendar days after the conference report is filed4 ,in the event the conferees are unable to agree within #ae days1 the conferees shall report back to their respective ,houses in disagreement4 7c7 ,in this section1 the term appropriate ,member of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the ,president of the ,senate2 7#b7 the ,speaker of the ,house2 7#c7 the chair or ranking member of the committee of the ,house of ,congress in which the witness appeared pursuant to section #ajb2 or 7#d7 the chair or ranking member of the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 4