Ban Members from Becoming Lobbyists Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1601.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NUNN of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 47, March 14, 2023, Page H1288):
  Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: To increase the length of the post-employment ban on lobbying of Members, officers, or employees of Congress by former Members of Congress.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  470 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1601, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1601

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  cd2830ab311b7c81e6f6afd0e28c6c4e0f9df102e1456fb419889c767e719800

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1601, last updated July 24, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.