PURE Executive Act

Bill: 117-hr-1830
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-11
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Public participation and lobbying
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act or the PURE Executive Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands restrictions on post-employment lobbying for senior executive branch personnel. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits senior personnel (e.g., deputy secretaries) and very senior personnel (e.g., cabinet members) from lobbying agencies for five years after their employment ends. The bill also prohibits such personnel from lobbying on behalf of foreign entities, including foreign corporations, at any time after their employment ends. Currently, senior and very senior personnel may not lobby agencies for one year and two years post-employment, respectively, and may not lobby on behalf of foreign governments or political parties for one year post-employment. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1830 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2021 Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Mr. Foster , Mr. Mast , and Mr. Feenstra ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a 5-year post-employment ban on lobbying by former senior executive branch personnel and to prohibit such personnel from lobbying at any time on behalf of foreign clients, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act or the PURE Executive Act . 2. 5-year post-employment ban on lobbying by former senior executive branch personnel (a) 5-year ban Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking within 1 year after the termination and inserting within 5 years after the termination ; and (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking within 2 years after the termination and inserting within 5 years after the termination . (b) 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 a position to which subsection (c) or (d) of section 207 of title 18, United States Code, applies. 3. Prohibiting former senior executive branch personnel from lobbying at any time on behalf of any foreign clients (a) Lifetime prohibition Section 207(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Special rule for senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies In the case of an individual who is subject to the restrictions of subsection (c) or (d), the restrictions described in paragraph (1) shall apply to representing, aiding, or advising foreign entities at any time after the individual leaves a position to which such subsection applies. . (b) Extension of prohibition to all foreign clients Paragraph (4) of section 207(f) of such title, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except that in the case of an individual who is subject to the restrictions of subsection (c) or (d), such term means any foreign principal under such Act. . (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 a position to which subsection (c) or (d) of section 207 of title 18, United States Code, applies.