Contact Congress about H.R. 3734: Stop MUSK Act

Some top executive branch officials would have to sit out decisions tied to groups they worked for in the past four years. The bill also narrows who the main federal criminal conflict law covers.

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Stop MUSK Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on H.R. 3734: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects senior executive branch officials and White House staff who have recent ties to companies, law firms, nonprofits, or other outside groups. It also affects special government employees, who are temporary or part-time federal workers brought in for limited government service. Agencies could have to shift work away from covered officials when a matter involves those officials' recent employers or other covered ties.

Why this matters: This bill matters because top officials often help make decisions about contracts, rules, and enforcement actions that can affect outside groups. It tries to reduce the risk that recent work ties shape those decisions. But it also narrows the main criminal conflict rule so it covers fewer executive branch workers overall. How much changes in practice would depend on who is covered and how officials enforce the new language.

Key provisions in H.R. 3734

• The bill changes the main federal criminal conflict-of-interest law for executive branch workers. That law is 18 U.S.C. section 208(a).
• The bill would cover fewer workers than current law. It would apply to Executive Schedule officials, special government employees, and employees of the Executive Office of the President.
• Covered officials would have to sit out matters involving groups tied to their recent work history. The four-year lookback covers roles as an officer, director, trustee, general partner, agent, attorney, consultant, contractor, employee, or direct competitor.
• Covered officials would also have to sit out matters involving groups where they are active participants. This does not include certain political groups described in Internal Revenue Code section 527(e), which covers tax rules for political organizations.
• The bill keeps the current rule for outside groups where an official now serves in leadership or works as an employee. It adds the new recusal rules on top of that.

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