HB5124: Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the length of the post-employment ban on lobbying by certain former senior executive branch personnel from one year to 2 years.
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This bill would extend the waiting period that former senior executive branch officials must wait before they can legally lobby the federal government. Currently, these officials must wait one year after leaving their job; this bill would increase that to two years. The bill affects former high-ranking government employees who want to work as lobbyists. It amends federal criminal law in title 18 of the US Code. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and is in the early stages of the legislative process.
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HB5124: Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act