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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1022" measure-id="id116hr1022" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-02-06" update-date="2020-03-26">
<title>To provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr1022v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-03-26">
<action-date>2019-02-06</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill prohibits a former Member of Congress or former senior congressional employee who is a registered lobbyist representing a foreign principal from being eligible for</p> <ul> <li>the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System, including the Thrift Savings Plan; </li> <li>the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; or </li> <li>the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program. </li></ul>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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