# 117-hr-4947: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.

117-hr-4947, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4947
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2021-08-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill revises post-employment lobbying restrictions on former Members of Congress. Specifically, it makes permanent the post-employment lobbying ban on a former Member of the Senate (currently, two years) or a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, one year).

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4947 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4947)

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- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hres-1525: Condemning antisemitism by public figures.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1525)
- [117-hr-8800: Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8800)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4947 (as of 2025-11-18).