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HR 1934 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying

To establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level.

Introduced: April 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the federal criminal code to increase to five years the ban on individuals appointed to executive schedule positions (except special government employees who serve less than 60 days in a 1-year period) from engaging in lobbying activities in the executive branch.

The Office of Government Ethics may waive lobbying restriction for certain executive schedule employees if it determines that the restrictions would create an undue hardship in obtaining qualified personnel for agency positions and granting such waiver would not create the potential for use of undue influence or unfair advantage.

The bill increases to five years the ban on lobbying activities by Senators or Members of the House of Representatives.

What's happening now April 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 13, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1934: To establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1934/
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"H.R. 1934: To establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1934/.
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H.R. 1934, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1934/.
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