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HR 4551 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Public participation and lobbying

Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act

Introduced: December 5, 2017 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jan 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Dec 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 5, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Dec 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act

This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to prohibit any individual who served as the head of any element of the intelligence community from acting as the agent of a foreign principal, including by engaging in lobbying activity on behalf of a foreign entity.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with each element of the intelligence community, shall submit annual reports to Congress on the compliance of former heads of such elements with respect to such prohibition.

What's happening now January 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
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Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4551: Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4551/
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"H.R. 4551: Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4551/.
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H.R. 4551, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4551/.
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