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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.</text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the federal criminal code to permanently bar former Members of Congress from lobbying current Members, officers, or employees of either house of Congress or any other legislative branch employee. </p>]]></text>
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