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HR 384 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional agencies Congressional officers and employees Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying

End the Congressional Revolving Door Act

Introduced: January 9, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End the Congressional Revolving Door Act

This bill prohibits a former Member of Congress or former senior congressional employee who is a registered lobbyist, and entitled to compensation as such, from being eligible for any benefits beginning after enactment of this bill under:

  • the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), including the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP);
  • the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), including the TSP;
  • the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, including federal enhanced dental and vision benefits; or
  • the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program.

This bill does not prevent the payment of any CSRS or FERS lump-sum credit to which an individual is entitled or any nonforfeitable amount in an individual's TSP account.

What's happening now January 9, 2017

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3505 Related bill To provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobb…
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 384: End the Congressional Revolving Door Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-384/
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"H.R. 384: End the Congressional Revolving Door Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-384/.
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H.R. 384, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-384/.
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[H.R. 384: End the Congressional Revolving Door Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-384/)
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