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S 751/117th Congress
Cleaning Up Washington's Act (S 751, 117th)
Cleaning Up Washington’s Act
IntroducedMarch 15, 2021
Latest action · March 15, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Introduced in Senate · Mar 15, 2021
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).
Summary is the official Congressional Research Service abstract, served via api.congress.gov.