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HR 3122 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional officers and employees Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.

Introduced: June 5, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises post-employment lobbying restrictions on former Members of Congress.

Specifically, it makes permanent the post-employment lobbying ban on a former Member of the Senate (currently, two years) or a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, one year).

What's happening now June 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Mar 4, 2020
Loebsack, David
· Jun 5, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3122: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3122/
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"H.R. 3122: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3122/.
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H.R. 3122, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3122/.
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