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House Bill Would Curb Foreign Military Sales Lobbying by Ex-Gov’t Employees

Reps. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., introduced a bill May 23 that would bar State and Defense department officials involved in military sales from lobbying for three years after leaving their government jobs. The lawmakers…

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said the No Revolving Door in Foreign Military Sales Act is intended to prevent conflicts of interest when former civil servants go to work for the defense industry or foreign actors. The legislation was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.