BLAST Act
Summary
Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act or the BLAST Act This bill revises the post-employment lobbying ban on former Members and elected officers of Congress. 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).
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Mar 2, 2021
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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