Ban former members of Congress and elected officers of the House and Senate from lobbying for life.

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced the Banning Lobbying And Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act, a bipartisan bill to impose a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress.

Warren introduced the BLAST Act, which would replace congressional lobbying cooling-off periods with a permanent ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and elected House and Senate officers.

Warren, Rick Scott Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Former Members of Congress from Lobbying
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The campaign plan said Warren would ban Members of Congress from becoming lobbyists "not for one or two years, but for life."

Establishes the underlying 2020 presidential-campaign commitment to a lifetime lobbying ban for Members of Congress and other senior officials.

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End Washington Corruption | Elizabeth Warren
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Congress.gov lists Warren as sponsor, status as Introduced, and says the bill "institutes a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress."

Warren introduced a concrete bill after the campaign plan, but Congress.gov shows it remained introduced and did not become law.

never same_term A for effort

S.5070 - Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act, 116th Congress | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists Warren as sponsor and the latest action as referral to Senate Finance; "This bill has the status Introduced."

Warren reintroduced broad anti-corruption legislation in the next Congress, but the official status shows no enactment.

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S.5315 - Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
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Current law bars former Senators "within 2 years" and former House Members or elected House officers "within 1 year" after leaving office.

The operative U.S. Code still contains temporary cooling-off periods, not a lifetime lobbying ban for former Members of Congress and elected officers.

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18 U.S.C. § 207 - Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials | U.S. Code
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The release says the BLAST Act would impose a "lifetime prohibition" on lobbying by former Members and elected officers of the House and Senate.

As of Warren's later Senate term, she continued pursuing the exact policy through new bipartisan legislation, but introduction is an effort rather than fulfillment.

never later_term A for effort

Warren, Rick Scott Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Former Members of Congress from Lobbying
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