H.R. 3734

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3734 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3734

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that officers and 
employees of the executive branch are required to recuse themselves in 
matters affecting the financial interests of their previous employers, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 4, 2025

Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Scholten, Ms. 
Craig, and Mrs. Sykes) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that officers and 
employees of the executive branch are required to recuse themselves in 
matters affecting the financial interests of their previous employers, 
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 ``Stop Millionaires Using Service for 
Kickbacks Act'' or the ``Stop MUSK Act''.

SEC. 2. RECUSAL OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN MATTERS 
AFFECTING FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS.

Section 208(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``an officer or employee of the executive 
branch of the United States Government, or of any independent 
agency of the United States, a Federal Reserve bank director, 
officer, or employee, or an officer or employee of the District 
of Columbia, including a special Government employee'' and 
inserting ``an officer or employee in any position listed under 
the Executive Schedule (sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5), 
a special Government employee, or an officer or employee of the 
Executive Office of the President''; and
(2) by inserting after ``organization in which he is 
serving as officer, director, trustee, general partner or 
employee,'' the following: ``organization for which he, during 
the 4-year period preceding such participation, served as an 
officer, director, trustee, general partner, agent, attorney, 
consultant, contractor, employee, or direct competitor, 
organization (other than a political organization described in 
section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) in which 
he is an active participant,''.
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