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HR 2259 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional officers and employees Government ethics and transparency, public corruption House of Representatives Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying Senate

Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act

Introduced: May 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 5, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 5, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act - Amends the federal criminal code regarding the two-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators with any member, officer, or employee of either chamber, or employee of any other legislative office.

Imposes the two-year lobbying ban on all former Members of Congress.

Continues the one-year ban, as under current law, on lobbying contacts by former elected officers of the House of Representatives with any House Member, officer, or employee.

What's happening now June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3272 Related bill Close the Revolving Door Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Bright, Bobby
· Jul 31, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· Jul 13, 2009
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 19, 2009
Teague, Harry
· May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2259: Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2259/
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"H.R. 2259: Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2259/.
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H.R. 2259, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2259/.
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