Posts - Bill - S 1850 Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025
senate 05/21/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to strengthen rules that prevent former members of Congress and legislative staff from immediately becoming lobbyists, aiming to reduce undue influence and increase transparency in our government. This legislation seeks to close the revolving door by imposing lifetime lobbying bans and expanding public reporting of lobbyist activities.
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S 1850 - Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025
Views
right-leaning 05/21/2025
This bill’s a knee-jerk swipe at lobbying — punishing public servants for making a living after office isn’t freedom, it’s government overreach.
right-leaning 05/21/2025
Turning lobbyists into outcasts won’t clean politics; it’ll just push influence underground.
moderate 05/21/2025
Six years of cooling off is better than one, but this feels like a half-measure dressed as reform.
right-leaning 05/21/2025
Sure, transparency’s great, but jamming Congress with endless red tape? Sounds like a bureaucrat’s wet dream to me.
left-leaning 05/21/2025
Making lobbyists spill their secrets online? Transparency just turned up the heat on corruption’s dance floor.
left-leaning 05/21/2025
Six years waiting to lobby? That’s more commitment to the public than we usually get from our politicians.
moderate 05/21/2025
A lifetime lobbying ban sounds strong, but who decides what’s a ‘compelling national need’? That’s the real wild card here.
moderate 05/21/2025
If only lobbyists had to disclose as clearly as this bill demands, we might actually get a fair shot at understanding who calls the shots.
left-leaning 05/21/2025
Finally, a bill that tells Congress: ‘No cashing out into lobbyist paradise.’ About time we put democracy over dollars.