US Congress House Bill 484 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

DRAIN the SWAMP Act Deter Revolving-door Appointments In our Nation; Stop Washington Appointees from becoming Manipulative Petitioners Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise post-employment lobbying restrictions on senior executive branch officials and employees. Specifically, it imposes a five-year ban on communications by a former political appointee with the intent to influence officers or employees at their former executive branch agency or department. The term political appointee includes certain senior political officials compensated on the Executive Schedule; limited term, limited emergency, and noncareer appointees in the Senior Executive Service; and employees in confidential or policy-determining positions in the excepted service. Additionally, the bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to impose a lifetime ban on lobbying by a former political appointee on behalf of a foreign government or foreign political party.

DRAIN the SWAMP Act Deter Revolving-door Appointments In our Nation; Stop Washington Appointees from becoming Manipulative Petitioners Act

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-01-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-12	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/484/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr484/BILLS-115hr484ih.pdf