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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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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