II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 105 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 4, 2007 Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the spouse of a Member of Congress previously employed as a lobbyist from lobbying the Member after the Member is elected.

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Spouse lobbying Member

Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (8)

Spouses

Any person who is the spouse of a Member of Congress and who was not serving as a registered lobbyist at least 1 year prior to the election of that Member of Congress to office and who, after the election of such Member, knowingly lobbies on behalf of a client for compensation any Member of Congress or is associated with any such lobbying activity by an employer of that spouse shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. .