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HR 1740 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional officers and employees Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying

No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act

Introduced: April 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act

Amends the federal criminal code to replace the current two-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators and one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Members of the House of Representatives, including former elected House officers, with any Member, officer, or employee of either chamber with an outright ban at any time on such contacts, subject to fines and/or imprisonment.

What's happening now June 26, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Apr 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1740: No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1740/
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"H.R. 1740: No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1740/.
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H.R. 1740, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1740/.
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