Democratic Senators Michael Bennet (CO) and Al Franken (MN) on Aug. 5 introduced the "Close the Revolving Door Act of 2015" to permanently ban Congressmen from becoming lobbyists after they retire.
Current law bans Senators for two years from lobbying once they are out of office while House members are barred for a single year.
"Washington has become all too comfortable with the spin of the revolving door," Bennet said in a statement accompanying the bill. "We can put the power back into the hands of the people we came here to represent by banning members of Congress from lobbying when they leave Capitol Hill."
The measure "prohibits lobbyists from working with Congress and Committee with whom they had a substantial lobbying conract for a period of six years."
It also boosts penalties for violating the Lobbying Disclosure Act from $200K to $500K.
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
Scotland’s SaxaVord Spaceport, which is the UK’s only facility for vertical rocket launches, has hired Alexandria’s Brian Glackin & Assocs. for Washington representation on aerospace and defense matters.
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