Close the Revolving Door Act of 2017
Latest action · May 18, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Close the Revolving Door Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose a lifetime ban on any former Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, or elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives from lobbying any current Member, officer, or employee of Congress, or any employee of any other legislative office. (Currently, the ban is for two years after a Senator leaves office and one year after a Member of the House of Representatives leaves office.) The ban is extended from one to six years for officers and employees of the Senate, personal staff of Members, committee staff, leadership staff, and other legislative offices.
A registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal may not be hired for a six-year period by a Member of Congress or a congressional committee with whom they have had a substantial lobbying contact.
This bill also amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to: (1) require a substantial lobbying entity (an incorporated entity that employs more than three registered lobbyists during a filing period) to file annual lists with Congress of former Members of Congress and certain highly paid legislative branch officials who provide paid consulting services to the lobbying entity, and (2) increase the civil penalty for violations of disclosure or reporting requirements of such Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 18, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | May 18, 2017 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | May 18, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 18, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 18, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45946 | Executive Branch Service and the “Revolving Door” in Cabinet Departments: Background and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Oct 7, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1959 | Close the Revolving Door Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Aug 5, 2015 |
| S 2622 | Close the Revolving Door Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 17, 2019 |
| HR 4187 | BLAST Act | Related bill | Nov 17, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide greater controls and restrictions on revolving door lobbying.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Close the Revolving Door Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional oversight
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- House of Representatives
- Members of Congress
- Public participation and lobbying
- Senate
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2017Introduced in Senate
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