1.This Act may be cited as the
Stop the Revolving Door in Washington
Act
.
2.Extension of
post-employment restrictions
(a)Extension of
restrictionsSection 207(e)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
(1)Any person who is a
Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives and who, within 5 years
after that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence,
any communication to or appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of
either House of Congress or any employee of any other legislative office of the
Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in
connection with any matter on which such former Senator or Member 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.
;
(2)by striking
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) and inserting the following:
(2)Any person who is an
elected officer of the Senate or of the House of Representatives and who,
within 2 years after that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the
intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any Member,
officer, or employee of either House of Congress or any employee of any other
legislative office of the Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the
United States) in connection with any matter on which such former 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.
(3)Employees of the
CongressAny person who is an
employee of the Senate, or an employee of the House of Representatives, to whom
paragraph (5)(A) applies and who, within 2 years after the termination of that
employment, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to
or appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of either House of
Congress or any employee of any other legislative office of the Congress, on
behalf of any other person (except the United States) in connection with any
matter on which such former employee 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.
(4)Employees of
other legislative officesAny
person who is an employee of any other legislative office of the Congress to
whom paragraph (5)(B) applies and who, within 2 years after the termination of
that employment, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any
communication to or appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of
either House of Congress or any employee of any other legislative office of the
Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in
connection with any matter on which such former employee 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.
;
(3)by redesignating
paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7),
respectively;
(4)in paragraph (5),
as redesignated—
(A)in subparagraph
(A), by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5)
and inserting
paragraph (3)
; and
(B)in subparagraph
(B), by striking paragraph (6)
and inserting paragraph
(4)
; and
(5)in paragraph
(7)(G), as redesignated, by striking (3), (4), or (5)
and
inserting or (3)
.
(b)Section 103(a) of
the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 104d(a)) is
amended by striking paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5)
and
inserting paragraph (3)
.
3.The amendments made by
section 2 shall apply to individuals who leave office or employment to which
such amendments apply on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.