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.
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.
Occurrences
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.
Evidence
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Last Action Date Listed April 28, 2026 Action Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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(c) One-Year Restrictions on Certain Senior Personnel of the Executive Branch and Independent Agencies.— (1) Restrictions.—In addition to the restrictions set forth in subsections (a) and (b), any person who is an officer or employee
Assessments
Golden introduced or reintroduced legislation matching the promise, including the PURE Executive Act, which would create the five-year former-agency lobbying ban and lifetime foreign-government or foreign-controlled-entity lobbying ban. However, the cited bills remained introduced or referred to committee, and current federal law still lacks the promised broad restrictions. This is a serious legislative attempt but not a delivered policy outcome.
Golden sponsored and reintroduced bills that matched the promised five-year and lifetime lobbying bans, but the evidence shows only introduction/reintroduction and committee referral, not enactment. That is a serious legislative attempt, but the promised outcome was not delivered in law.
Golden introduced and reintroduced legislation matching the promise, including the PURE Executive Act provisions for a five-year former-agency lobbying ban and lifetime foreign-government or foreign-controlled-entity lobbying ban. However, the cited Congress.gov and press-release evidence shows introduction or reintroduction only, with referral to committee and no enactment. Because this is a serious legislative attempt by the candidate but the promised legal restrictions have not been delivered, the correct outcome is never with an effort badge.
Golden introduced and reintroduced legislation matching the promised five-year agency lobbying ban and lifetime foreign lobbying ban for senior executive branch employees. However, the evidence shows the relevant bills were only introduced or reintroduced and does not show passage or enactment into federal law. Because this was a serious legislative attempt but the promised ban has not been delivered, the correct outcome is never with an effort badge.