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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="414" measure-id="id117hr414" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-01-21" update-date="2021-02-26">
<title>Public Service Integrity Act</title>
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<action-date>2021-01-21</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Public Service Integrity Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases to five years the post-employment lobbying ban on a former Member of the Senate (currently, two years) or a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, one year).</p> <p>Additionally, the bill increases from one year to two years the post-employment lobbying restrictions on officers and employees of the legislative branch. It also lowers the income threshold at which the restrictions become applicable for such officers and employees. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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