[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 787 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 787

To amend section 7353 of title 5, United States Code, to cover gifts to 
                             Members-elect.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2001

Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
    Flake) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 7353 of title 5, United States Code, to cover gifts to 
                             Members-elect.

    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 ``Members-elect Gift Ban Application 
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. GIFTS TO MEMBERS-ELECT.

    Section 7353 of title 5, United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In subsection (a), insert ``, Member-elect,'' after 
        ``Member of Congress''.
            (2) In subsection (b), insert ``Member-elect,'' after ``a 
        Member,'' each place it appears.
            (3) In subsection (c), insert ``, a Member-elect,'' after 
        ``Member of Congress''.
            (4)(A) In subsection (d)(1)(A), insert ``Members-elect,'' 
        after ``Members,''.
            (B) In subsection (d), strike ``and'' at the end of 
        paragraph (1), strike the period and insert ``; and'' at the 
        end of paragraph (2), and at the end of subsection (d), add the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the term `Member-elect' means an individual who is 
        elected in a general or special election as a Member of, or 
        Delegate or Resident Commission to, the Congress, but who has 
        not taken the oath of office.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to individuals who 
become Members-elect after the date of enactment of this Act.
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