[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4670 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4670

       To impose additional restrictions on lobbying activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2006

  Mr. Garrett of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
       To impose additional restrictions on lobbying activities.

    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 ``Keep Lobbying Clean Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY CONVICTED FELONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 219 the following:
``Sec. 220. Prohibition on lobbying activities by convicted felons
    ``(a) Prohibition.--Any person who has been convicted of a felony 
under Federal, State, or local law, and who engages in lobbying 
activities that would require registration with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives under section 4 of 
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 shall be punished as provided in 
section 216 of this title.
    ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `State' means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
territory, or possession of the United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Penalties.--Section 216 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking ``or 209'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``209, or 220''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections of chapter 11 
        of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
        the item relating to section 119 the following new item:

``220. Prohibition on lobbying activities by convicted felons.''.
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