Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ethics, Rules, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subse…
This bill would (1) bar former Senators, Representatives, and elected congressional officers from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office; (2) prohibit using legislative-branch travel funds for airline accommodations above coach class, with limited regulatory exceptions; (3) remove certain House benefits and access for former House Members unless waived jointly by Speaker and minority leader; (4) ban House Members from owning individual corporate common stock and from serving on for-profit boards; and (5) eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress. Implementation dates vary by provision, including fiscal year 2026 and January 3, 2027.
Lifetime lobbying ban is praised by left, viewed as overreach by right.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive package of legal changes that is drafted with precise statutory and rule-language amendments, clear definitions, and effective dates, but it provides limited fiscal analysis and incomplete administrative/compliance scaffolding for several noncriminal provisions.
This bill would (1) bar former Senators, Representatives, and elected congressional officers from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office; (2) prohibit using legislative-branch travel funds for airline accommodations above coach class, with limited regulatory exceptions; (3) remove certain House benefits and access for former House Members unless waived jointly by Speaker and minority leader; (4) ban House Members from owning individual corporate common stock and from serving on for-profit boards; and (5) eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress.
Implementation dates vary by provision, including fiscal year 2026 and January 3, 2027.
Package of high-profile ethics reforms may win House traction but faces higher Senate hurdles and legal challenge risk; mixed support likely.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive package of legal changes that is drafted with precise statutory and rule-language amendments, clear definitions, and effective dates, but it provides limited fiscal analysis and incomplete administrative/compliance scaffolding for several noncriminal provisions.
Lifetime lobbying ban is praised by left, viewed as overreach by right.
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Lifetime lobbying ban is praised by left, viewed as overreach by right.
Likely broadly supportive as a package of anti-corruption and ethics reforms intended to reduce conflicts of interest and special privileges.
Sees stock and lobbying bans as strengthening public trust and limiting the revolving door between Congress and private industry.
Generally sympathetic to reducing perks and conflicts, but cautious about overly broad or legally vulnerable provisions.
Prefers narrowly tailored, evidence-based restrictions and clear enforcement mechanisms.
Likely skeptical overall, viewing many provisions as unnecessary government overreach limiting individual rights and private-sector engagement.
Supports some restraint on perks but opposes sweeping lifelong restrictions.
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Package of high-profile ethics reforms may win House traction but faces higher Senate hurdles and legal challenge risk; mixed support likely.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Lifetime lobbying ban is praised by left, viewed as overreach by right.
Package of high-profile ethics reforms may win House traction but faces higher Senate hurdles and legal challenge risk; mixed support likel…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive package of legal changes that is drafted with precise statutory and rule-language amendments, clear definitions, and effective dates, but it provides…
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