Pass the BLAST Act to permanently ban former members of Congress from lobbying Congress after leaving office.

introduced the Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act, to permanently ban former members...

Scott's release presents the BLAST Act as a bipartisan effort to bar former House and Senate members from lobbying Congress after leaving office.

Sens. Rick Scott, Elizabeth Warren Introduce Bill to Permanently Ban Members of Congress from Lobbying
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Scott's 2018 campaign plan argued that Congress should ban former Members of Congress from lobbying outright and discussed restrictions on former members working as lobbyists or consultants at lobbying firms.

Establishes the campaign promise context: Scott campaigned on banning former members of Congress from lobbying, later pursued through the BLAST Act.

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Governor Rick Scott's Make Washington Work Plan
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Congress.gov lists S.601 as the BLAST Act, introduced by Sen. Mike Braun with Sen. Rick Scott as an original cosponsor. The official title was to prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office. Latest action was referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the tracker status remained Introduced.

Scott took concrete same-term action, but the 116th Congress version did not pass either chamber or become law.

never same_term A for effort

All Info - S.601 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): BLAST Act | Congress.gov
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Scott's Senate office said Senators Scott and Braun reintroduced the Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act to implement a permanent lobbying ban for former members of the U.S. House and Senate.

Shows continued same-term effort toward the promise, but reintroduction alone did not deliver passage of the BLAST Act.

partial same_term A for effort

Sens. Rick Scott and Mike Braun Re-Introduce Legislation to Make Washington Work for Americans
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Congress.gov lists S.88 as the BLAST Act, with Sen. Rick Scott as an original cosponsor on 01/25/2023. The bill's latest action was referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and its tracker status was Introduced. The CRS summary says it would impose a permanent ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators, House Members, and elected officers.

The BLAST Act was reintroduced during Scott's first Senate term but again failed to advance beyond introduction before that Congress ended.

never same_term A for effort

All Info - S.88 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): BLAST Act | Congress.gov
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Scott's Senate office announced that Senators Rick Scott and Elizabeth Warren introduced the BLAST Act to permanently ban former members of the House and Senate from lobbying Congress after leaving office, including registered lobbying and certain lobbying contacts or activities.

Shows later-term bipartisan effort, but it is a new introduction rather than enactment of the promised ban.

partial later_term A for effort

Sens. Rick Scott, Elizabeth Warren Introduce Bill to Permanently Ban Members of Congress from Lobbying
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The current U.S. Code provision still applies temporary cooling-off periods: former Senators are covered within 2 years after leaving office, and former House Members or elected House officers within 1 year. It does not contain a permanent ban on former Members lobbying Congress.

Current federal law has not been amended to enact the BLAST Act's permanent lobbying ban, so the promise was not fulfilled as of 2026-05-31.

never later_term

18 U.S.C. § 207 - Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches
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Congress.gov lists S.88 as introduced on January 25, 2023, with the latest action being referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill text calls for a permanent ban on former members and elected officers lobbying Congress.

Official bill record shows Scott-backed BLAST Act language, but the measure never advanced beyond introduction and referral.

never same_term A for effort

All Info - S.88 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): BLAST Act | Congress.gov
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Current federal ethics law still uses temporary post-employment lobbying restrictions for former legislators; it does not show a permanent ban on lobbying Congress.

The operative statute remains a cooling-off regime rather than the permanent ban promised by the BLAST Act.

never later_term

18 U.S.C. § 207 - Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%