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POSITIVE Money in Politics & Finance 119th Congress

H.R.3554 Close the Revolving Door Act

Closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

18 USC 207 imposes 1-year cooling-off; ~59% of departing members become lobbyists (Public Citizen), demonstrating inadequate restrictions.

18 U.S.C. § 207 — restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials post-employment lobbying
  • Public Citizen (2022): nearly 59% of departing members of Congress (26 of 44 from 115th Congress) became lobbyists or strategic consultants; current 1-year cooling-off period documented as inadequate

Bill activity

Introduced May 21, 2025 by Joe Neguse (D-CO). 7 cosponsors as of Aug 29, 2025.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is listed as a cosponsor, added Jun 4, 2025, 14 days after introduction.
  1. IntroducedMay 21, 2025
  2. Passed House 
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action May 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor Joe Neguse (D-CO)

7 cosponsors:

Still open as of Oct 16, 2026 (119th Congress): not yet reported by the House Judiciary Committee.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. 4 members cosponsored
  4. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cosponsored (D-NY)
  5. Ro Khanna cosponsored (D-CA)
  6. Josh Riley cosponsored (D-NY)

Votes on this bill

No recorded votes yet on this measure.

Revolving door lobbying restrictions. The current 1-year cooling-off period for former members has documented inadequacy in preventing lobbying influence.