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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8544

PURE Executive Act

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Introduced 2026-04-28Topic: governance ethics

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This bill changes federal ethics law on lobbying by former senior officials in the executive branch. It extends the waiting period before former senior and very senior executive branch employees can lobby their former agencies or officials from 1 or 2 years to 5 years. It also bars these former officials, for life, from representing, aiding, or advising foreign governments or entities owned, controlled, or influenced by foreign governments. The changes apply to people who leave covered positions on or after the date the bill becomes law.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-04-28HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-04-28Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-04-28Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.