Drain the Swamp Act

This bill would turn an existing ethics executive order into law. It would give “ethics commitments by executive branch personnel” the full force of federal law, not just a policy set by a president. That means future presidents couldn’t easily undo these ethics rules with another order, and federal executive branch employees would be legally required to follow them.

Key points:

• Who is affected: People who work in the executive branch of the federal government.
• What changes: The ethics rules from Executive Order 13989 become law, with the same force and effect as a statute.
• Why it matters: It aims to lock in ethics standards across administrations, making them harder to roll back.