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Department of Justice Integrity Act of 2026
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide post-employment limits for attorneys of the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to impose post-employment restrictions on attorneys who work for the Department of Justice and federal prosecutors. Specifically, former federal prosecutors who personally participated in prosecuting a business entity or negotiating agreements with such an entity are prohibited from representing or assisting that same business entity in federal prosecutions or agreements within one year of leaving their government position. The prohibition applies to corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and other commercial entities. Violations of this restriction are subject to penalties under existing federal conflict-of-interest laws.
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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mary Gay Scanlon’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BALLARD SPAHR LLP $35,392
- BALLARD SPAHR $32,750
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA $10,450
- NULL $9,550
- AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mary Gay Scanlon → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 15, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2026
Ms. Scanlon (for herself, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide post-employment limits for attorneys of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Department of Justice Integrity Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. POST-EMPLOYMENT RULES FOR ATTORNEYS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(m) Post-Employment Limits for Attorneys of the United States.—
“(1) Restriction.—Any person who is a former attorney for the United States, who, while serving in that position, personally and substantially participated in any Federal prosecution of a business entity, or in any agreement with a business entity pursuant to section 3161(h)(2), and who, within 1 year after the termination of that person’s service in that position, knowingly represents, aids, or assists a business entity in any Federal prosecution of such business entity, or any agreement with such business entity pursuant to section 3161(h)(2), shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
“(2) Definition.—In this subsection, the term ‘business entity’ means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal commercial entity.”. <all>
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