Reform No. 06
Extend the Lobbying Cool-Off Period
Lengthen the post-employment lobbying ban on former members of Congress from one or two years to at least five.
of sitting members with a documented cosponsorship, signature or vote
11 of 539 members
Voter figures: U. of Maryland PPC, June 2022. A dash means the survey did not break out that group.
Vehicle in the 119th Congress
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Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025
House · HR 3554 · 119th Congress
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Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025
Senate · S 1850 · 119th Congress
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BLAST Act
Senate · S 4524 · 119th Congress
Related bills not counted
No Corruption in Government Act
House ·HR 358
Extends the post-employment lobbying ban from one year to three years for former House members and from two years to six years for former senators. The three-year House provision falls short of the reform's five-year minimum.
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What it does
Current law requires former House members to wait one year and former senators two years before lobbying their colleagues. This reform would extend that wait to at least five years for members of Congress and senior congressional staff.
The Public Service Integrity Act (House) and Cleaning up Washington Act (Senate) carried this proposal in earlier Congresses. Newer bills, the Close the Revolving Door Act and the BLAST Act, propose a permanent lifetime ban instead, which goes further than the public has endorsed.
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