S. 546 · 117th Congress
Banning Lobbying And Safeguarding Trust Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Braun
- Introduced
- 2021-03-02
- Latest action
- 2021-03-02 · Introduced in Senate
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 Senator (currently, a two-year ban), a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, a one-year ban), or a former elected officer of the House or Senate (currently, a one-year ban).