Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act

Bill: 118-hr-5124
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-08-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act</strong></p><p>This bill increases the length of the&nbsp;post-employment ban on lobbying&nbsp;(commonly known as the cooling-off period) that applies to former senior-level executive branch officials. </p><p>Current law prohibits these employees from representing a client (i.e., lobbying) before the former employing department or agency for one year following the separation from employment<em></em>. The bill extends this period to two years.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5124 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2023 Ms. Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the length of the post-employment ban on lobbying by certain former senior executive branch personnel from one year to 2 years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act . 2. Increase in length of post-employment ban on lobbying by certain former senior executive branch personnel (a) Increase in length of ban Section 207(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking One-year and inserting Two-year ; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking within 1 year after the termination and inserting within 2 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) of section 207 of title 18, United States Code, applies.