US HB4014 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the federal criminal code to replace the current two-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators and one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Members of the House of Representatives with any Member, officer, or employee of either chamber with an outright ban at any time on such contacts, subject to fines and/or imprisonment. Specifies a one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former elected officers of the House with any House Member, officer, or employee.
Title
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.
Sponsors
| Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| 2014-02-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Congressional officers and employees
Crime and law enforcement
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying
Crime and law enforcement
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4014/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4014/BILLS-113hr4014ih.pdf |
