No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act

Bill: 115-hr-4511
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2017-12-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Members of Congress

Public participation and lobbying
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to replace the current two-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators and one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Members of the House of Representatives, including former elected House officers, with any Member, officer, or employee of either chamber with an outright ban at any time on such contacts, subject to fines and/or imprisonment.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2017 Mr. Blum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from lobbying Members, officers, or employees of Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act . 2. Prohibition against lobbying of Congress by former Members (a) Senators Section 207(e)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking within 2 years . (b) Members and Officers of the House of Representatives Section 207(e)(1)(B)(i) of such title is amended by striking within 1 year . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to individuals who leave office on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.