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HR 440 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional officers and employees Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying

Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act

Introduced: May 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Jan 29, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2013
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: (1) a five-year lobbying ban on all former Members of Congress; and (2) a two-year (currently, one-year) ban on lobbying contacts by former elected officers of either chamber, former congressional employees, or former employees of any other legislative office with any Member, officer, or employee.

What's happening now February 28, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Sep 9, 2014
Delaney, John
· Jul 30, 2014
Loebsack, David
· Oct 23, 2013
Brooks, Susan
· May 6, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 440: Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-440/
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"H.R. 440: Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-440/.
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H.R. 440, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-440/.
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