Rep. Peter DeFazio yesterday re-introduced legislation that would codify a campaign promise made by President-Elect Trump to ban political appointees from profiting from their time in the Administration after they leave.

The DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Deter Revolving-Door Appointments in Our Nation; Stop Washington Appointees from becoming Manipulative Petitioners), H.R. 484, would ban anyone who serves as a political appointee from lobbying for five years after they leave the Executive Branch. The bill would also permanently bar any individual appointed to the Trump Administration from lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.

“Donald Trump ran on a promise to make our government more honest and clean up Washington,” said Rep. Peter DeFazio. “My legislation will hold him and the thousands political appointees in his administration accountable to the high standards he promised the American people.”

Although the President-Elect’s transition team announced an intended ban on appointees becoming lobbyists for five years after they leave the White House, there is no penalty for violating the provision unless it is codified by Congress.

By law, current Administration appointees are barred from lobbying for as long as two years after they leave the Executive Branch, with a penalty of up to one year in prison and/or a fine of $50,000. Under Rep. DeFazio’s bill, if either the five-year lobbying ban or lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign nations is violated, offenders would face the same penalties as current law.

In December, Rep. DeFazio sent a copy of his legislation to President-Elect Trump for his endorsement ahead of his swearing-in on January 20th.