United States · Bill · S
S. 601 (116th)
BLAST Act
Introduced
28 February 2019
Last action
28 February 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act or the BLAST Act This bill revises the post-employment lobbying ban on former Members and elected officers of Congress. Specifically, it imposes a permanent ban on lobbying contacts by a former Member of the U.S. Senate (currently, a two-year ban), a former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (currently, a one-year ban), or a former elected officer of the House or Senate (currently, a one-year ban).
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Timeline
28 February 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 February 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → BLAST Act
- related to → BLAST Act
- related to ← HUMBLE Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/601
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/601
- us · 116-s-601 · source updated 10 August 2026