Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act

Section 2(b)(1) bans covered federal officials and family members of Members of Congress from owning or trading covered investments, which helps prevent conflicts of interest between public duties and personal financial gains.

Section 2(d) requires supervising ethics offices to publish a public list of individuals who violate the investment rules, holding elected and appointed officials accountable to the public.

Section 3(a) bans Members of Congress from earning outside income, ensuring our voted officials focus entirely on the people's work rather than outside business ventures.

Section 4(a) imposes a lifetime lobbying ban on former Members of Congress, stopping them from turning around and using their political influence for private lobbying interests after leaving office.

Section 2(c) imposes heavy financial penalties on officials who violate the investment rules, including fines equal to an entire month's salary for certain high-ranking officials and family members, which could be seen as harsh depending on the circumstances of the violation.

Section 3(a)(1) completely eliminates outside earned income for Members of Congress, which might burden individuals with outside professional practices—such as medicine, which has narrow exceptions—by restricting their ability to earn a living outside of their government salary.