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§4702 Notification of post-employment restrictions for Members of Congress and employees

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 47— - CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 4702

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a Member of Congress, an elected officer of either House, or certain employees who are covered by the federal post‑employment rules leave their job, the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate must tell that person the exact start and end dates of the post‑employment bans that apply. The House Clerk must consult the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct before sending the notice. The Clerk or Secretary must also put those notices on their office’s public website. The notices should be posted in a way that, as much as technically possible, people can search, sort, and download them.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §4702

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(a)After a Member of Congress or an elected officer of either House of Congress leaves office, or after the termination of employment with the House of Representatives or the Senate of an employee who is covered under paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of section 207(e) of title 18, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, after consultation with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, or the Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, shall notify the Member, officer, or employee of the beginning and ending date of the prohibitions that apply to the Member, officer, or employee under section 207(e) of that title.
(b)The Clerk of the House of Representatives, with respect to notifications under subsection (a) relating to Members, officers, and employees of the House, and the Secretary of the Senate, with respect to such notifications relating to Members, officers, and employees of the Senate, shall post the information contained in such notifications on the public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, in a format that, to the extent technically practicable, is searchable, sortable, and downloadable.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 104d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Ethics of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 110–81, title I, § 105(c), Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 741, provided that: “(1) Notification of post-employment restrictions.—Subsection (a) of section 103 [2 U.S.C. 4702(a)] shall take effect on the 60th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 14, 2007]. “(2) Posting of information.—Subsection (b) of section 103 [2 U.S.C. 4702(b)] shall take effect January 1, 2008, except that the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall post the information contained in notifications required by that subsection that are made on or after the

Effective Date

provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

2 U.S.C. § 4702

Title 2 — The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73