The "No Revolving Doors in FMS Act of 2025" would prohibit former State Department and Defense Department employees from lobbying the federal government on foreign military sales matters. Specifically, it would ban anyone who worked on foreign military sales programs during their last three years of government employment from contacting federal officials or Congress to influence those sales after leaving office. The bill amends existing ethics law (18 U.S.C. Section 207) and would subject violators to criminal penalties under the same provisions that govern other post-employment lobbying restrictions. This legislation aims to prevent former government insiders from leveraging their specialized knowledge and relationships to influence lucrative weapons sales immediately after leaving government service.
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