S 88
118th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional officers and employees
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying
BLAST Act
Introduced: January 25, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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