[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1004. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Gardner) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1088. LIFETIME BAN ON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM LOBBYING.

       (a) In General.--Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Members of congress.--Any person who is a Senator, a 
     Member of the House of Representatives, or an elected officer 
     of the Senate or the House of Representatives and who, 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, 
     Member, or elected official 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.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 207(e)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Officers and staff'' and 
     inserting ``Staff'';
       (2) by striking ``an elected officer of the Senate, or'';
       (3) by striking ``leaves office or employment'' and 
     inserting ``leaves employment''; and
       (4) by striking ``former elected officer or''.
                                 ______