U.S. Reps. Ted W. Lieu, David Cicilline, Linda Sanchez, Anna Eshoo and Ruben Gallego have introduced the Restoring the Public Trust Act, a package of bills aimed at strengthening ethical standards in the federal government to prevent corruption and ensure accountability.

“One of the most surprising aspects of the Trump administration has been how willingly they have shirked ethical norms, and how easily some of our current laws have allowed it to happen,” the Congress members said in a statement. “Actions that would’ve been unthinkable in prior administrations are standard practice in this one. If there is something positive to come out of the Trump Administration’s culture of corruption, it’s that we now have an acute understanding of the loopholes in our current anticorruption protections. Whether it’s using government airplanes for personal trips or forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for visits to an official’s commercial property, Trump’s willingness to wring the taxpayer dry needs to end. Our institutions are only as strong as people’s faith in them. In order to restore the public’s confidence in their government, we have to get rid of grifting among those in our highest ranks of office. Our Restoring the Public Trust Act is a tool to help us get there.”

The bill includes multiple pieces of legislation. A portion of the act known as The SWAMP Act would require the president to reimburse the U.S. Treasury Department for taxpayer dollars spent at properties in which he has a financial stake, including Mar-a-Lago. The Swamp Flyers Act would prohibit the use of federal funds for the official travel of senior political appointees on non-commercial, private and chartered flights unless they certify – under penalty of perjury – that no alternative flights were available.

Additionally, the E. Scott Pruitt Accountability for Government Officials Act will create a federal criminal penalty for the use of public office for private gain, endorsement of products, or aiding family and friends for corrupt purposes. The Corrupt Act will require the heads of each agency in the administration to submit to the Office of Government Ethics a report on the amount expended by the agency to any property owned by the president or his family.

The legislation also includes the Rigged Act, which would make federal nepotism laws applicable to the Executive Office of the President, and the Drain the Swamp Act, under which the heads of each agency must submit to the comptroller general an assessment of any regulatory conflict of interest pertaining to the president and senior advisors.

Other portions include stipulations that the White House must report to Congress when it grants a security clearance in contravention of an unfavorable clearance recommendation, in part to prevent dangerous and heavily indebted individuals from entering the most sensitive positions of government. It would also require members of the president’s cabinet and senior White House advisors to place significant business interests in a blind trust during their tenure.

Additionally, it would also prohibit any business interest owned in whole or part by the president or vice president, spouses and immediate family members from doing business with the federal government. The Presidential Tax Transparency component will require all candidates for president to release their tax returns for the past three years.

Other components would require the White House to maintain a publicly accessible website that includes data on visitor logs, and to notify Congress about a president’s decision to place an agency inspector general – whose job is to root out waste, fraud and corruption – on leave or to change their status in any way. Lastly, the act will require the president to report to Congress if he or she fails to nominate an inspector general for a given agency, including a target date for making a formal recommendation.

The Restoring the Public Trust Act is endorsed by American Oversight, the Campaign for Accountability, Common Cause, Public Citizen and the Sunlight Foundation. For information, visit lieu.house.gov.