Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act
- Last Action
- 2/6/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-06Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- 2017-01-09Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-09Introduced in House
- 2017-01-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-09 (00)
Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to increase to five years the post-employment lobbying ban on a former member of the U.S. Senate (currently, two years) or a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (currently, one year).
Additionally, the bill increases from one year to two years the post-employment lobbying restrictions on elected officers and certain senior employees of the Senate and House and on other senior legislative branch employees.
Subjects
- Congressional officers and employees
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Members of Congress
- Public participation and lobbying
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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