United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4187 (115th)
BLAST Act
Introduced
31 October 2017
Last action
17 November 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9], Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act or the BLAST Act This bill permanently prohibits former Members of Congress from lobbying any current Member, officer, or employee of Congress on behalf of any other person. Under current law, a former Senator is prohibited from lobbying Members for two years after leaving office; a former Member of the House of Representatives is prohibited from lobbying Members for one year after leaving office.
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Timeline
31 October 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
31 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 November 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 31 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Close the Revolving Door Act of 2017
- related to → BLAST Act
- related to ← FAITH in Congress Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4187
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4187
- us · 115-hr-4187 · source updated 11 August 2025