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2021-03-02
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Related bill
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2021-03-05
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Related bill
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2021-03-05
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
CRS
Related bill
Roadmap to Congressional Reform Act
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2022-11-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Related bill
Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act
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 <p><b>Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act or the BLAST Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the post-employment lobbying ban on former Members and elected officers of Congress. </p> <p>Specifically, it imposes a permanent ban on lobbying contacts by a former Senator (currently, a two-year ban), a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, a one-year ban), or a former elected officer of the House or Senate (currently, a one-year ban).</p>
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Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act
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2021-04-28
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