Establish a mandatory 10-year cooling-off period barring former Members of Congress from lobbying Congress or federal agencies and from compensated federal contracting after leaving office.

Tony Wied · Wisconsin · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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The SERVE Act establishes a mandatory ten-year cooling-off period prohibiting any individual who serves as a Member of Congress during the 119th Congress or any succeeding Congress from lobbying or engaging in compensated federal contracting activities.

Wied introduced the SERVE Act to impose a 10-year post-Congress ban on lobbying and compensated federal contracting by former Members of Congress.

Wied Introduces 10-Year Ban on Members of Congress Becoming Lobbyists or Federal Contractors | Congressman Tony Wied
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Evidence

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GovInfo shows H.R. 9822 was introduced by Mr. Wied on July 21, 2026 and referred to the House Administration and Judiciary Committees. The introduced text would change the House and Senate post-employment lobbying periods to 10 years and bar Members from compensated federal contractor work for 10 years after leaving office.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Wied took concrete same-term legislative action by introducing a bill that substantially matches the 10-year lobbying and contracting promise, but the bill was only introduced and referred, not enacted. The bill text appears to cover lobbying Congress rather than clearly barring lobbying federal agencies, so it is not full delivery.

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H.R. 9822 (IH) - Safeguarding Ethics and Restoring Voter Expectations Act
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The House Ethics Manual describes current 18 U.S.C. 207 restrictions as a one-year cooling-off period for former House Members, officers, and covered employees, barring certain communications or appearances before congressional officials during that period.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current House ethics guidance still reflects the shorter post-employment restriction, indicating the promised mandatory 10-year regime has not been established as law as of this refresh.

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House Committee on Ethics Manual: Post-Employment Restrictions
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Assessments

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Wied introduced H.R. 9822 in the 119th Congress on July 21, 2026, a same-term legislative effort that substantially tracks the promised 10-year post-Congress lobbying restriction and federal contractor compensation ban. But the bill was only introduced and referred to committees, with no evidence it was enacted or otherwise established as binding federal law by August 24, 2026. Existing House ethics guidance still reflects the shorter current cooling-off period, and the introduced bill appears focused on lobbying Congress rather than clearly covering federal agencies. This is a serious attempt but not fulfillment of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%