[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 35 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S2424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3173. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Feingold) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
2349, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON PAID COORDINATION LOBBYING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``13. A Member of the Senate shall not engage in paid 
     lobbying activity in the year after leaving the employment of 
     the Senate, which shall include the development, 
     coordination, or supervision of strategy or activity for the 
     purpose of influencing legislation before Congress.''.
       (b) Criminal Prohibition.--Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``in his or 
     her official capacity,'' the following: ``or, within 1 year 
     after that person leaves office, receives compensation for 
     the development, coordination, or supervision of strategy or 
     activity for the purpose of influencing legislation before 
     either House of Congress,''.
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  SA 3174. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2944 submitted by Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Grassley, 
and Mr. Inhofe) to the bill S. 2349, to provide greater transparency in 
the legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC. __.

       ``No unanimous consent may be granted to pass any bill 
     which amends federal law, has a net budgetary effect, or 
     authorizes new federal spending, unless--
       (a) A quorum is present, which shall be ascertained by the 
     Presiding Officer; or
       (b) A petition signed by 100 Senators explicitly granting 
     consent to passage is presented to the Presiding Officer and 
     printed in the Congressional Record.''

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