United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5963 (109th)
Close the Revolving Door Act
Introduced
28 July 2006
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Close the Revolving Door Act - Amends the federal criminal code to specify that the one-year post-employment prohibition against certain senior executive agency personnel making communications or appearances to influence the agency in which such person served within the year before their service terminated shall apply to former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who served in DHS at any time during the year before their service terminated. Prohibits DHS or any agency thereof from requesting a waiver of such restriction. Prohibits any agency, bureau, or other entity of DHS from being designated as a separate agency or bureau for purposes of such prohibition. Makes certain post-employment restrictions on former executive branch officers and employees applicable to persons who make a communication or appearance on behalf of a former DHS officer or employee.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2006
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Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2006
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 July 2006
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5963
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5963