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H.R. 1412 117th 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: February 26, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act or the BLAST Act

This bill revises the post-employment lobbying ban on former Members and elected officers of Congress.

Specifically, it imposes a permanent ban on lobbying contacts by a former Senator (currently, a two-year ban), a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, a one-year ban), or a former elected officer of the House or Senate (currently, a one-year ban).

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 1145 Reintroduction of BLAST Act
  • S 546 BLAST Act
  • HR 459 HUMBLE Act
  • HR 470 Roadmap to Congressional Reform Act
  • HR 7782 Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1412: BLAST Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1412/
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"H.R. 1412: BLAST Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1412/.
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H.R. 1412, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1412/.
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