Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- May 21, 2025
What it does
The Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025 would impose a lifetime ban on former Members of Congress from lobbying, extend the lobbying ban for congressional staff from one to six years, and prohibit registered lobbyists and foreign agents from being hired by Congress within six years of leaving their position if they had substantial lobbying contact with that Member or committee. It would also create a joint, searchable lobbyist disclosure website (lobbyists.gov), require substantial lobbying entities (those employing more than three registered lobbyists) to annually report former congressional officials they employ, and increase civil penalties for lobbying violations from $200,000 to…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.