[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4658 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4658

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of 
         Congress from engaging in certain lobbying activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2006

   Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota 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, to prohibit former Members of 
         Congress from engaging in certain lobbying activities.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING BY FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Members of congress and elected officers.--
                    ``(A) Members of congress.--(i) Any person who is a 
                Member of Congress and who, after that person leaves 
                office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, 
                any communication to or appearance before any of the 
                persons described in clause (ii), on behalf of any 
                other person (except the United States) in connection 
                with any matter on which such former Member of Congress 
                seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee of 
                either House of Congress, in his or her official 
                capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 
                of this title.
                    ``(ii) The persons referred to in clause (i) with 
                respect to appearances or communications by a former 
                Member of Congress are any Member, officer, or employee 
                of either House of Congress, and any employee of any 
                other legislative office of the Congress.
                    ``(B) Elected officers.--(i) Any person who is an 
                elected officer of either House of Congress and who, 
                within 1 year after that person leaves office, 
                knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any 
                communication to or appearance before any of the 
                persons described in clause (ii), on behalf of any 
                other person (except the United States) in connection 
                with any matter on which such former Member of Congress 
                or elected officer seeks action by a Member, officer, 
                or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her 
                official capacity, shall be punished as provided in 
                section 216 of this title.
                    ``(ii) The persons referred to in clause (i) with 
                respect to appearances or communications by a former 
                elected officer are any Member, officer, or employee of 
                the House of Congress in which the elected officer 
                served.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)--
            (1) shall apply only to persons whose service as a Member 
        of Congress terminates on or after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act; and
            (2) shall apply to elected officers of either House of 
        Congress as if such amendment were in effect on the day before 
        such date of enactment.
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