[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 4826 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4826

 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to lobbying with 
                          appropriated funds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2000

   Mr. Hyde introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to lobbying with 
                          appropriated funds.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lobbying With Appropriated Funds 
Reform Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. LOBBYING WITH APPROPRIATED FUNDS.

    Section 1913 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the 1st undesignated paragraph--
                    (A) by inserting ``or any other legislative or 
                quasi-legislative body, or any official of any 
                government'' after ``Congress'' the 3d and 6th places 
                it appears;
                    (B) by inserting ``, ratification, policy 
                resolution,'' after `'legislation'' each place it 
                appears;
                    (C) by striking ``by Congress'' the 2d place it 
                appears;
                    (D) by striking ``appropriation;'' and inserting 
                ``appropriation, or intended or designed in any manner 
                to influence, favor, or oppose, directly or indirectly, 
                any ballot measure, initiative, or referendum, whether 
                before or after the same may be put on the ballot;'';
                    (E) by striking ``Members of Congress on the 
                request of any Member'' and inserting ``any such Member 
                or official, at such Member's or official's request,''; 
                and
                    (F) by striking ``requests for'' and inserting 
                ``request for any''; and
            (2) in the 2d undesignated paragraph by moving ``, being an 
        officer or employee of the United States or of any department 
        or agency thereof,'' to immediately after ``; and''.
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