H.R. 383 · 115th Congress
Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bill Posey
- Introduced
- 2017-01-09
- Latest action
- 2017-02-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Summary
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.