H.R. 8696, known as the "Block the Revolving Door Act," is a bill designed to create a 2-year ban on lobbying for former officials from the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government. This ban restricts these former officials from trying to influence current...
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H.R. 8696 is a proposed law that says when people stop working for the government, they have to wait for 2 years before they can try to change laws or rules by talking to their old coworkers. This is to make sure everyone is playing fair and not using their old jobs to help other people too soon.