3.0.0 345 2023-01-11T13:34:30Z 2023-01-11T13:34:30Z House HR 2017-01-05 115 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TROTT:H.R. 345.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H184]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-31T14:31:32Z Referred to 2017-01-05T15:06:15Z 2017-01-31 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-01-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000475 Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] David Trott R MI A. 11 N 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 2017-01-05 Introduced in House 2017-06-08T19:14:13Z Stop Foreign Influence Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose a 10-year post-employment lobbying ban on a former President, Vice President, Member of Congress, or specified intelligence appointee who knowingly represents, or aids or advises, a country of particular concern. The term "country of particular concern" means: (1) a country designated by the Department of State to be of particular concern for religious freedom violations, and (2) any entity owned or controlled by such country.

Additionally, the bill amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to revise the definition of "lobbyist." Currently, a lobbyist is an individual who: (1) is employed or retained by a client for compensation, (2) makes more than one lobbying contact, and (3) spends at least 20% of the time working for that client on lobbying activities. This bill broadens the definition to include, as a lobbyist, an individual who spends less than 20% of the time working for that client on lobbying activities, if the client is a country of particular concern and if the individual is a former President, Vice President, Member of Congress, or specified intelligence appointee.

]]> Stop Foreign Influence Act Display Title Stop Foreign Influence 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 countries designated as countries of particular concern for religious freedom for 10 years after leaving office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Stop Foreign Influence Act Introduced in House 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr345ih/xml/BILLS-115hr345ih.xml 2017-01-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.