BLAKE Act

Bill: 116-hr-931
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-30
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Civil actions and liability

Congressional officers and employees

Disability and health-based discrimination

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Members of Congress

Public participation and lobbying

Racial and ethnic relations

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends Act or the BLAKE Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a former Member of Congress from serving as a lobbyist until such former Member reimburses the Treasury for the amount paid as a settlement or award to an employee for a claim alleging harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or retaliation for reporting these types of harassment.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 931 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2019 Mr. Walker introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a former Member of Congress from serving as a lobbyist until the former Member has met any obligation imposed on the former Member under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as settlements and awards under such Act in the case of an act committed personally by the former Member.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends Act or the BLAKE Act . 2. Ban on lobbying by former Members of Congress failing to meet requirement to reimburse amounts paid as settlements and awards under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (a) Ban on lobbying (1) Lobbying by former Senators Section 207(e)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking within 2 years after that person leaves office and inserting the following: prior to the expiration of the 2-year period which begins on the date that person leaves office or prior to the date by which that person meets any requirement of section 415(d) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1415(d) ) which applies to that person to reimburse the Treasury for certain awards and settlements paid under such Act (whichever occurs later) . (2) Lobbying by former Members of the House of Representatives Section 207(e)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking within 1 year after that person leaves office and inserting the following: prior to the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date that person leaves office or prior to the date by which that person meets any requirement of section 415(d) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1415(d) ) which applies to that person to reimburse the Treasury for certain awards and settlements paid under such Act (whichever occurs later) . (b) Ban on lobbying on behalf of foreign governments Section 207(f)(1) of such title is amended by striking within 1 year after leaving the position, office, or employment referred to in such subsection and inserting the following: prior to the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date that person leaves the position, office, or employment referred to in such subsection or, in the case of the position of Member of Congress, prior to the date by which that person meets any requirement of section 415(d) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1415(d) ) which applies to that person to reimburse the Treasury for certain awards and settlements paid under such Act (whichever occurs later) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any individual who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, leaves an office to which section 207(e) or section 207(f) of title 18, United States Code, applies.