Harris Limits Corporate Lobbyists’ Role on Transition Team (1)

Vice President Kamala Harris will bar members of her presidential transition team from lobbying federal agency officials for a year after their service ends, in an effort to curb companies’ influence over her administration’s agenda.

Transition lawyers will have to approve any exceptions in writing, according to the team’s ethics code. Lobbyists that have registered to influence the federal government in the past year will also need approval from the transition’s counsel to join the team.

Harris laid out the requirements as part of broader planning for if she wins the presidency in November. A new administration will need ...