[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6520 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6520

To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for publicity, propaganda, or 
           certain lobbying purposes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2012

   Mr. Hurt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for publicity, propaganda, or 
           certain lobbying purposes, and for other purposes.

    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 ``No Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICITY, PROPAGANDA, AND 
              CERTAIN LOBBYING PURPOSES.

    (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--No part of the funds appropriated 
or made available by any Act may be used, other than for normal and 
recognized Federal executive-legislative relationships, for publicity 
or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of 
any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, 
radio, television, or video presentation that is--
            (1) designed to support or defeat the enactment of 
        legislation before the Congress or any State or local 
        legislature or legislative body, except in presentation by an 
        officer or employee of the United States or its departments or 
        agencies directly to the Congress; or
            (2) designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending 
        regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the 
        executive branch of any State or local government.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Salaries.--No part of the funds 
appropriated or made available by any Act may be used to pay the salary 
or expenses of the recipient of any Federal grant or Federal contract, 
or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity that is--
            (1) designed to influence the enactment of legislation 
        before the Congress or any State or local legislature or 
        legislative body, or
            (2) designed to influence any regulation, administrative 
        action, or Executive order proposed or pending before any State 
        government, State legislature, or local legislature or 
        legislative body,
other than for participation by an officer or employee of the United 
States or its departments or agencies in normal and recognized Federal 
executive-legislative relationships.
    (c) Construction.--The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) 
shall include prohibitions on any activity to advocate or promote any 
proposed, pending, or future Federal, State, or local tax increase, or 
any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any 
legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but 
not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control.
    (d) Certification.--Each recipient of funds appropriated or made 
available by any Act of Congress shall, as a condition of the receipt 
of the funds, certify in writing that the recipient is in compliance 
with this section, section 1913 of title 18, United States Code, and 
section 1352 of title 31, United States Code.
    (e) Penalties.--A violation of this section shall constitute a 
violation of section 1352 of title 31, United States Code, in addition 
to any other penalty that applies.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
``agency'', ``Federal contract'', ``Federal grant'', ``local 
government'', ``reasonable compensation'', ``recipient'', and ``State'' 
have the meanings given those terms in section 1352 of title 31, United 
States Code, as those terms apply to Federal contracts and Federal 
grants.
    (g) Applicability.--This section applies to funds appropriated or 
made available before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act that are used on or after such date of enactment.
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