United States · Bill · S
S. 601 (116th)
BLAST Act
Introduced
28 February 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 February 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 February 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 28 February 2019
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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