This bill aims to restrict the "revolving door" between government and lobbying by imposing tough restrictions on people moving between Congress and the lobbying industry. The main provisions include a lifetime ban on former Members of Congress from lobbying Congress, extending the ban on congressional staff from one year to six years after they leave office, and prohibiting registered lobbyists and foreign agents from being hired by Members or committees they lobbied within the previous six years (unless the Ethics Committee grants a waiver for compelling national need). The bill also requires large lobbying firms employing more than three registered lobbyists to annually report their former congressional staff and members, with this information posted on a new searchable public website called "lobbyists.gov" and shared with law enforcement. The legislation authorizes $100,000 in funding for fiscal year 2026 to create and maintain the disclosure website and increases penalties for violating lobbying disclosure rules from $200,000 to $500,000.
Take Action
Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.