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HR 1201 99th Congress House

A bill entitled: "The Revolving Door Reform Act of 1985".

Introduced: April 2, 1985 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Conflict of interestsFederal employeesFederal employees and officialsGovernment contractors
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Government procurementPublic Contracts, Procurement, and Property
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Feb 27, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, GSA, DOD, HHS, HUD, NASA, GAO.
Feb 21, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Feb 21, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires Government procurement contracts to include provisions under which the contractor is prohibited from employing former Government officers or employees or former or retired members of the uniformed services who, during the five years preceding separation from Government service, had significant responsibilities for any procurement function with respect to such contracts. Declares such prohibition period to be that which ends five years after the end of the contract or the five-year period beginning on the date of the individual's separation from Government service. Sets forth the method of determining the liquidated damages to be paid by any contractor who violates such prohibition.

Requires each contractor to send an annual report listing each former Government employee hired by that contractor within the previous five years to the agency by which each employee was last employed. Directs the Inspector General of each such agency to review the report to identify any violation of this Act. Requires the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to: (1) conduct an annual random survey of the reports to check for violations of this Act; and (2) report to the Congress annually on the operation of this Act.

Makes this Act inapplicable to contracts for amounts less than $25,000.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1201: A bill entitled: "The Revolving Door Reform Act of 1985".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1201/
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"H.R. 1201: A bill entitled: "The Revolving Door Reform Act of 1985".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1201/.
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H.R. 1201, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1201/.
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