H.R. 1145 · 116th Congress
Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Trey Hollingsworth
- Introduced
- 2019-02-11
- Latest action
- 2019-03-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act or the BLAST Act
This bill revises the post-employment lobbying ban on former Members and elected officers of Congress.
Specifically, it imposes a permanent ban on lobbying contacts by a former Member of the U.S. Senate (currently, a two-year ban), a former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (currently, a one-year ban), or a former elected officer of the House or Senate (currently, a one-year ban).