To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a 5-year post-employment ban on lobbying by former senior executive branch personnel and to prohibit such personnel from lobbying at any time on behalf of foreign governments or entities controlled by foreign governments, and for other purposes.
The PURE Executive Act would strengthen restrictions on former senior executive branch officials who want to become lobbyists. Under current law, these officials face a one or two-year ban on lobbying after leaving government, depending on their position. This bill would extend that cooling-off period to five years, meaning former senior officials would have to wait five years before they could lobby the government. Additionally, the bill would impose a lifetime ban on former senior executive branch personnel lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or entities controlled by foreign governments, closing what supporters view as a loophole in ethics rules. The legislation applies to any individual who leaves a covered executive branch position after the law is enacted and would be enforced under existing federal criminal law provisions. No specific funding is allocated in the bill, as it primarily amends existing statutory provisions rather than establishing new programs.
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