Cleaning Up Washington’s Act
- Last Action
- 3/15/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-15Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-03-15Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-15 (00)
Cleaning Up Washington's Act
This bill revises post-employment lobbying restrictions on senior executive branch officials and Members of Congress.
Specifically, the bill increases from two years to five years the post-employment lobbying restrictions on a political appointee compensated on the Executive Schedule.
Additionally, it increases to five years the post-employment lobbying ban on a former Member of the Senate (currently, two years) or a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, one year).
Subjects
- Federal officials
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Members of Congress
- Public participation and lobbying
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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