Ban senior executive branch employees from lobbying their former agency for five years and impose a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign governments or foreign-controlled entities.

the bipartisan Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act (PURE Executive Act) ... imposes a five-year ban on senior executive branch employees from lobbying an agency where they had been employed. It also creates a lifetime ban on senior executive branch employees lobbying for foreign governments or companies tied to them.

Golden reintroduced a bill to strengthen post-government lobbying restrictions for senior executive branch employees, including a five-year former-agency lobbying ban and a lifetime foreign-lobbying ban.

Golden, Hinson introduce bipartisan bill to strengthen lobbying ban for senior government officials | Representative Jared Golden
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Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) reintroduced bipartisan legislation, the Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act (PURE Executive Act), with Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME-02). The bipartisan bill imposes a five-year ban on senior Executive Branch employees from lobbying an agency where they were employed. It also creates a lifetime ban on senior Executive Branch employees lobbying for foreign governments or companies tied to them.

Golden joined bipartisan legislation to impose a five-year lobbying ban for senior executive branch employees lobbying their former agency and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign governments or related companies.

Hinson Reintroduces Federal Lobbying Ban to Root Out Corruption in DC | Representative Ashley Hinson
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On May 1, 2026, Golden said he and Rep. Ashley Hinson reintroduced the bipartisan PURE Executive Act. The release says the bill imposes a five-year ban on senior executive branch employees from lobbying an agency where they had been employed and creates a lifetime ban on senior executive branch employees lobbying for foreign governments or companies tied to them.

Golden has taken a concrete legislative step that matches the promise by reintroducing a bill with the claimed post-employment lobbying restrictions, but the release does not show enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Golden, Hinson introduce bipartisan bill to strengthen lobbying ban for senior government officials | Representative Jared Golden
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Congress.gov identifies Rep. Jared F. Golden as sponsor of H.R.8174, the Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act, introduced on 2024-04-30 and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The bill tracker shows the status as Introduced.

Golden previously introduced legislation matching the claim, but the bill remained at introduction and committee referral, so the promise was not yet delivered in law.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.8174 - Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act
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Golden said on May 1, 2026 that he and Rep. Ashley Hinson reintroduced the PURE Executive Act. The release says the bill would impose a five-year ban on senior executive branch employees lobbying a former agency and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign governments or companies tied to them.

Golden made a concrete legislative attempt matching the promised restrictions, but the source shows only reintroduction, not enactment.

never same_term A for effort

Golden, Hinson introduce bipartisan bill to strengthen lobbying ban for senior government officials | Representative Jared Golden
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Hinson's April 29, 2026 press release says the PURE Executive Act was reintroduced with Jared Golden and that it would create a five-year lobbying ban for former executive branch employees and a lifetime ban on foreign-government or foreign-controlled-entity lobbying.

A second official release confirms the same legislative effort in the lookback window; it still reflects introduction rather than passage or enactment.

never same_term A for effort

Hinson Reintroduces Federal Lobbying Ban to Root Out Corruption in DC | Representative Ashley Hinson
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Congress.gov's bill history for the earlier PURE Executive Act shows the measure was introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee, with no further legislative advancement shown on the bill page.

The underlying policy language has been introduced before, but the official bill history shows no enactment, supporting the conclusion that the promise has not been delivered.

never same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.5594 - PURE Executive Act
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Golden's office said he reintroduced the bipartisan PURE Executive Act with Rep. Ashley Hinson. The release describes a five-year former-agency lobbying ban for senior executive branch employees and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign governments or related companies.

Golden took a concrete legislative step matching the promise, but the source shows reintroduction rather than enactment.

never same_term A for effort

Golden, Hinson introduce bipartisan bill to strengthen lobbying ban for senior government officials | Representative Jared Golden
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The draft 119th Congress PURE Executive Act would amend 18 U.S.C. 207 by changing senior executive branch post-employment restrictions from one or two years to five years and applying foreign-entity restrictions at any time after covered service ends.

The bill text substantively matches the promised five-year and lifetime bans, but it is draft legislation and does not show the policy became law.

never same_term A for effort

April 2026 PURE Executive Act bill text
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5594, the PURE Executive Act, as introduced on September 20, 2023, referred to House Judiciary, and having the status Introduced. The official title matches the five-year executive-branch lobbying ban and lifetime foreign-government or foreign-controlled-entity ban.

An earlier version of the exact policy was introduced and referred to committee, but Congress.gov shows no enactment.

never same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.5594 - PURE Executive Act
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The H.R.5594 text would replace the current one-year and two-year senior executive branch restrictions with five years and add a special rule applying foreign-entity restrictions at any time after covered service ends.

The bill text confirms the policy language matched the promise, but it remained a proposal rather than enacted law.

never same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5594 - PURE Executive Act
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Congress.gov identifies Rep. Jared F. Golden as sponsor of H.R.8174, introduced April 30, 2024, referred to House Judiciary, and still at status Introduced.

Golden sponsored a related foreign-lobbying ban bill, but the official status shows introduction and referral only, not passage or enactment.

never same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.8174 - Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act
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H.R.8174 would prohibit former Members of Congress, senior political appointees, and general or flag officers from serving as agents of foreign principals, and would make certain foreign-entity restrictions apply at any time.

This Golden-sponsored bill advanced part of the anti-foreign-lobbying objective, but it did not enact the full promised five-year former-agency ban.

never same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.8174 - Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act
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The current 18 U.S.C. 207 text in effect on June 25, 2026 still provides one-year restrictions for certain senior executive personnel, two-year restrictions for very senior personnel, and a one-year foreign-entity restriction for covered officials, with a lifetime rule only for the U.S. Trade Representative.

Current federal law does not contain the promised five-year agency ban or broad lifetime foreign-government and foreign-controlled-entity lobbying ban for senior executive branch employees.

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18 USC 207: Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches
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Executive Order 14148, signed January 20, 2025, revoked Executive Order 13989, Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel. That leaves the statutory framework, rather than Biden's ethics pledge, as the operative baseline absent new law or executive action.

The relevant executive-branch ethics order was revoked during Golden's later federal service, further supporting that the promised restrictions were not delivered as standing federal policy by the assessment date.

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Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
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