3.0.0 4187 2023-01-11T13:38:20Z 2023-01-11T13:38:20Z House HR 2017-10-31 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH:H.R. 4187.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution: Tomake all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H8295]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-17T20:55:49Z Referred to 2017-10-31T16:03:45Z Close the Revolving Door Act of 2017 115 1189 S 2017-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS FAITH in Congress Act 115 5946 HR 2018-05-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS 2017-11-17 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-10-31 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001074 Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] Trey Hollingsworth R IN 9 N R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2017-11-06 False Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional officers and employees Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-10-31 Introduced in House 2019-09-06T15:42:05Z Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act or the BLAST Act

This bill permanently prohibits former Members of Congress from lobbying any current Member, officer, or employee of Congress on behalf of any other person. Under current law, a former Senator is prohibited from lobbying Members for two years after leaving office; a former Member of the House of Representatives is prohibited from lobbying Members for one year after leaving office.

]]> BLAST Act Display Title BLAST Act Short Titles as Introduced BLAST Act Short Titles as Introduced Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office. Introduced in House 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4187ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4187ih.xml 2017-11-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.