3.0.0 4343 2019-11-15T21:32:31Z 2022-04-09T16:27:16Z House H HR 2012-03-29 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WOLF:H.R. 4343.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isfound in the power of Congress ``provide for the commonDefense and general welfare of the United States,'' asenumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H1807]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2012-04-16T20:21:45Z Referred to 2012-03-29T13:06:45Z 2012-04-16 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2012-03-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 N P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] Bill Posey R FL 15 2012-05-10 False Crime and Law Enforcement Federal officials General foreign operations matters Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public participation and lobbying Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2012-03-29 Introduced in House 2012-05-23T21:21:50Z Foreign Lobbying Reform Act - Amends the federal criminal code to establish a ten-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Presidents, Vice Presidents, Members of Congress, and specified appointees with any Member, officer, or employee of either chamber, or executive branch officer or employee to represent, aid, or advise a foreign entity.

Subjects violators of this Act to fines and imprisonment, or both.

]]> Foreign Lobbying Reform Act Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Lobbying Reform Act Display Title Foreign Lobbying Reform Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the President, the Vice President, Members of Congress, and other officers of the executive branch from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or instrumentalities for 10 years after leaving office. Introduced in House 2012-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4343ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4343ih.xml 2012-04-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.