No revolving doors in FMS Act of 2025

This bill aims to stop a “revolving door” between government and defense lobbying. It changes federal conflict‑of‑interest law so that former employees of the State Department or the Defense Department who worked on foreign military sales during their last three years in government cannot lobby any federal agency or Congress to influence those sales after they leave government. Violating this ban would bring penalties under existing federal law.

Key points:

• Who is affected: People who leave the State or Defense Departments after having worked on foreign military sales in their final three years of service.
• What changes: They are barred from making lobbying contacts to sway federal decisions on foreign military sales; breaking the rule triggers existing penalties under federal law.
• Why it matters: Aims to reduce conflicts of interest and increase public trust in decisions about selling U.S. military equipment to other countries.