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HR 4187 115th Congress House

BLAST Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office.

Introduced: October 31, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Oct 31, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 31, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act or the BLAST Act

This bill permanently prohibits former Members of Congress from lobbying any current Member, officer, or employee of Congress on behalf of any other person. Under current law, a former Senator is prohibited from lobbying Members for two years after leaving office; a former Member of the House of Representatives is prohibited from lobbying Members for one year after leaving office.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1189 Related bill Close the Revolving Door Act of 2017
  • HR 5946 Related bill FAITH in Congress Act
  • HR 1145 Reintroduced Bill BLAST Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4187: BLAST Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4187/
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"H.R. 4187: BLAST Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4187/.
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H.R. 4187, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4187/.
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