H.R. 1830: PURE Executive Act
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H.R. 1830: PURE Executive Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PURE Executive Act
Plain summary
Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act or the PURE Executive Act This bill expands restrictions on post-employment lobbying for senior executive branch personnel. Specifically, the bill prohibits senior personnel (e.g., deputy secretaries) and very senior personnel (e.g., cabinet members) from lobbying agencies for five years after their employment ends. The bill also prohibits such personnel from lobbying on behalf of foreign entities, including foreign corporations, at any time after their employment ends. Currently, senior and very senior personnel may not lobby agencies for one year and two years post-employment, respectively, and may not lobby on behalf of foreign governments or political parties for one year post-employment.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] · 5 cosponsors
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Bill Foster (D-IL), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Brian Babin (R-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1] reported raising $5.6 million (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1830.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr1830 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117