3.0.0 2902 2023-01-11T13:48:32Z 2023-01-11T13:48:32Z House HR 2021-04-28 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAYLOR:H.R. 2902.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution:``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof''[Page H2128]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2021-10-19T20:09:15Z Referred to 2021-04-28T22:03:50Z 2021-10-19 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2021-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000479 Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] Van Taylor R TX 3 N P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2021-04-28 True Government Operations and Politics Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Political parties and affiliation Public participation and lobbying State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-04-28 Introduced in House 2021-09-30T17:53:03Z Elected Official Lobbying Prohibition Act of 2021

This bill prohibits state and local elected officials from lobbying the federal government on behalf of private (i.e., nongovernmental) clients.

The bill's restrictions apply to officials who serve in a statewide elected office, a state legislature, an elected office of a local government that meets specified population standards, or as the chair of a political party of a state, including officials of U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. The bill does not apply to officials acting on behalf of their constituents or who are otherwise acting in an official capacity.

]]> Elected Official Lobbying Prohibition Act of 2021 Display Title Elected Official Lobbying Prohibition Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to prohibit certain elected officials of State and local governments from making lobbying contacts under such Act on behalf of private clients, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Elected Official Lobbying Prohibition Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2902ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2902ih.xml 2021-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.