[House Report 110-167]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-167
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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2317) TO AMEND THE 
LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995 TO REQUIRE REGISTERED LOBBYISTS TO FILE 
QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CONTRIBUTIONS BUNDLED FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS, AND 
  FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL 
   (H.R. 2316) TO PROVIDE MORE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO 
 DISCLOSURE AND ENFORCEMENT OF LOBBYING LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

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   May 24 (legislative day of May 23), 2007.--Referred to the House 
                   Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Ms. Castor, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 437]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 437, by a record vote of 7 to 4, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2317, to 
amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered 
lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled 
for certain recipients, and for other purposes, and for 
consideration of H.R. 2316, to provide more rigorous 
requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of 
lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes.
    With respect to H.R. 2317, the resolution provides a closed 
rule with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except those arising under clauses 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of this report, shall be considered 
as adopted and the bill, as modified, shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against the bill, as amended, are 
waived. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
    With respect to H.R. 2316, the resolution provides a 
structured rule with one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill except for 
those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution 
considers as an original bill for the purpose of further 
amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary. The committee 
amendment shall be considered as read. The resolution waives 
all points of order against the committee amendment except for 
those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
    The resolution makes in order those amendments printed in 
part B of this report and waives all points of order against 
such amendments except for those arising under clauses 9 or 10 
of rule XXI. The resolution provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
    The resolution permits the Chair, during consideration of 
either H.R. 2316 or H.R. 2317, to postpone further 
consideration until a time designated by the Speaker. Finally, 
the resolution amends the Rules of the House governing Member 
and staff attendance at charitable events.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against H.R. 
2317 and its consideration (except for those arising under 
clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against the bill or its consideration. The 
waivers of all points of order against the bill and its 
consideration are prophylactic in nature.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against H.R. 
2316 and its consideration (except for those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against the bill or its consideration. The 
waivers of all points of order against the bill and its 
consideration are prophylactic in nature.

  CHANGES IN EXISTING HOUSE RULES MADE BY SECTION 4 OF THE RESOLUTION

    In compliance with clause 3(g) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in the Rules of the House 
made by the resolution, as reported by the Committee on Rules, 
are shown as follows (existing Rules proposed to be omitted are 
enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 
existing Rules in which no change is proposed are shown in 
roman):

                 RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


                       One Hundred Tenth Congress


 RULE XXV--LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME AND ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS

    Gifts
          5(a) * * * 3(Q) [Free attendance at a widely attended 
        event permitted under subparagraph (4).] Free 
        attendance at an event permitted under subparagraph 
        (4).

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 199

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 4-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 200

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for a substitute amendment consisting of a motion to 
recommit offered by Mrs. Slaughter on May 3, 2006 to H.R. 4975.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 201

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Dreier (CA), #41, which adds a 
provision passed by the House in the 109th Congress authorizing 
and requiring the House Inspector General to conduct random 
audits of lobbying disclosure filings. The amendment also 
authorizes the House Inspector General to refer wrongdoing by 
lobbyists to the Department of Justice.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 202

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Flake (AZ) and Rep. Boehner 
(OH), #18, which would remove the exemption in the House gift 
rule for state and local government entities.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 203

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Garrett (NJ), #19, which would 
make it a federal offense for persons convicted of federal, 
state, or local felonies to register as lobbyists.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 204

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion By: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Gingrey (GA), #8, which would 
extend the prohibition on converting campaign dollars for 
personal use currently applicable to campaign committees to 
leadership PACs. Leadership PACs could use funds for authorized 
expenditures in connection with campaigns for Federal office, 
charitable contributions, or for transfers to a national, 
state, or local committee of a political party. Leadership PAC 
is defined as a political committee that is directly or 
indirectly established, maintained, or controlled by a 
candidate for election for Federal office or an individual 
holding Federal office.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 205

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316. Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc and provide 
appropriate waivers for an amendment by Rep. Issa (CA), #7, 
which would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act to prohibit 
state, local, or other government or semi-sovereign entities, 
including public institutions of higher education, from 
providing gifts to Members, officers, or employees of the 
House; and an amendment by Rep. McHenry (NC), #36, which would 
require Members' disclosure of residential properties, 
including primary residences and mortgage liabilities.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 206

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc and provide 
appropriate waivers for an amendment by Rep. Flake (AZ), #38, 
which requires registered lobbyists to report Congressional 
earmarks for which they lobby; an amendment by Rep. Flake (AZ), 
#39, which prohibits lobbyists from lobbying for Congressional 
earmarks with federal funds; and an amendment by Rep. Flake 
(AZ), #40, which would require registered lobbyists who work 
for an entity that was created by earmarks to include in their 
annual report a statement detailing the total amount, by year, 
of Federal funds the entity has received since the founding of 
the entity, including which funds were received by such a 
Congressional earmark and which funds were received by a 
competitive grant process.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 207

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc and provide 
appropriate waivers for an amendment by Rep. Castle (DE), #21, 
which extends to two years the lobbying ban for former members 
of Congress, senior staff, and executive branch officials; an 
amendment by Rep. Castle (DE), #23, which requires all 
registered lobbyists to complete a mandatory 8-hours of ethics 
training, conducted by the House Committee on Standards, each 
Congress. Ethics training would include the code of conduct and 
disclosure requirements applicable to Members, officers, and 
employees of the House, including rules relating to acceptance 
of gifts (including travel and meals), and financial disclosure 
requirements under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. 
Failure to complete ethics training each Congress would trigger 
penalties; and an amendment by Rep. Castle (DE), #24, which 
would prohibit a campaign committee or leadership PAC of a 
candidate or Federal office holder from making payments to a 
spouse or immediate family member of candidate for services 
provided. The amendment exempts nominal reimbursements under 
$500.
    Results: Defeated 4-6.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; 
Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 208

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc and provide 
appropriate waivers for an amendment by Rep. Kirk (IL), #48, 
which addresses Members of Congress forfeiting their 
congressional pension should they be convicted of certain 
felonies. The amendment expands the number of such felonies 
from 3 to 22; an amendment by Rep. Shadegg (AZ), #42, which 
would prohibit a Member of Congress convicted of bribery from 
receiving his or her taxpayer-funded retirement benefits; and 
an amendment by Rep. Terry (NE), #14, which provides for the 
loss of pensions for Members of Congress convicted of current 
federal ``white-collar'' criminal offenses like bribery, 
solicitation of gifts, perjury, making false claims, lying to a 
grand jury, etc. The amendment denies pension benefits only for 
the period of federal service in the U.S. Congress and for 
offenses related to the service as a Member.
    Results: Defeated 4-6.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; 
Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 209

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Shays (CT), #29, which 
establishes an Office of Public Integrity (OPI) to assist the 
House Ethics Committee. OPI would be a nonpartisan office 
comprised of professional staff who would investigate non-
frivolous complaints of potential ethics violations and present 
its findings to the Ethics Committee for adjudication. OPI 
would also provide both formal and informal guidance to Members 
and their staff on the permissibility of conduct under House 
and Senate rules. Finally, OPI would provide informal guidance 
to registered lobbyists about reporting requirements and 
conduct random audits of reports.
    Results: Defeated 3-6, with one member voting present.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; 
Hastings (WA)--Pres; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 210

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Terry (NE) and Rep. Price, Tom 
(GA), #43, which sets forth findings that the House Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct has not provided Members of 
Congress with adequate and clear guidance on the definition of 
a congressional earmark and what constitutes a Member's 
financial interest in a congressional earmark. The amendment 
requires the Committee to publish an updated manual clearly 
explaining the new rules governing congressional earmark 
transparency and what constitutes a Member's financial interest 
in an earmark.
    Results: Defeated 3-7, with one member voting present.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Pres; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--
Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 211

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Wolf (VA), #15, which would 
make it a federal offense for former ambassadors and CIA 
station chiefs to act as an agent of the foreign nation where 
they were assigned for five years after their service as 
ambassador or station chief is completed.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Welch--
Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 212

    Date: May 23, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2317-H.R. 2316.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 7-4.
    Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Welch--
Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--Yea; Sutton--Yea; Dreier--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Slaughter--Yea.

          SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    The amendment provides that the statement which a covered 
registered lobbyist is required to provide to the recipient 
must include a notification that the recipient has the right to 
respond to the statement to challenge and correct any 
information included before the registered lobbyist files the 
report.

             SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    (Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
    1. Conyers (MI): Manager's Amendment. This amendment would 
make technical corrections to the text of the bill. In 
addition, it would permit Members to omit personally 
identifiable information not required to be disclosed on the 
reports posted on the Internet by the Clerk. (10 minutes)
    2. Dreier (CA): The amendment adds language passed by the 
House as part of H.R. 4975 in the 109th Congress amending the 
post-employment restrictions contained in section 207(e) of 
title 18, United States Code. The amendment would direct the 
Clerk, in consultation with the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct, to inform a Member, officer, or employee who 
is subject to the post-employment restrictions on lobbying 
contacts contained in that section of the beginning and ending 
dates of the restriction. The Clerk must also inform each 
office of the House to which the restriction applies of the 
restriction. The amendment also adds a new provision directing 
the Clerk to place the information on its public Internet site 
in a format that is searchable, sortable, and downloadable. (10 
minutes)
    3. Abercrombie (HI): This amendment places a one-year ban 
on flag and general officers of the Armed Services from 
receiving compensation from any company that does greater than 
$50 million in business with the Department of Defense. This 
ban will take place 120 days from the enactment of the 
legislation. (10 minutes)
    4. Castle (DE)/Platts (PA): Amendment states that it is the 
sense of Congress that the use of a family relationship by a 
lobbyist who is an immediate family member of a Member of 
Congress to gain special advantages over other lobbyists is 
inappropriate. (10 minutes)
    5. Cardoza (CA): This amendment gives judges the discretion 
to increase the sentence for public officials convicted of 
bribery, fraud, extortion or theft of public funds greater than 
$10,000. If a public official was convicted of one of the 
enumerated crimes, a sentencing judge would have the discretion 
to double the length of a sentence (up to two years) for those 
public officials. Public officials are defined as Federal, 
State, or local elected officials; Presidential appointees; or 
a State or local official appointed by an elected state or 
local official. (10 minutes)

            PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    Page 3, line 23, strike ``and''.
    Page 4, line 4, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
    Page 4, insert after line 4 the following:
          ``(C) a notification that the covered recipient has 
        the right to respond to the statement to challenge and 
        correct any information included before the registered 
        lobbyist files the report under paragraph (1).''.

        PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Conyers of Michigan, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 2, in the item relating to section 206 in the table of 
contents, strike ``association'' and insert ``associations''.
  Page 17, line 21, strike ``ASSOCIATION'' and insert 
``ASSOCIATIONS''.
  Page 4, line 11, strike ``this clause'' and insert ``this 
rule''.
  Page 5, line 24, strike ``or any'' and insert ``any''.
  Page 5, line 24, insert ``or section 872,'' after ``209,''.
  Page 13, line 21, strike ``the Act'' and insert ``the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995''.
  Page 26, insert after line 2 the following:
          (3) Omission of personally identifiable 
        information.--Members of the House of Representatives 
        (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners to the 
        Congress) shall be permitted to omit personally 
        identifiable information not required to be disclosed 
        on the reports posted on the public Internet site under 
        this section (such as home address, Social Security 
        numbers, personal bank account numbers, home telephone, 
        and names of children) prior to the posting of such 
        reports on such public Internet site.
          (4) Assistance in protecting personal information.--
        The Clerk of the House of Representatives, in 
        consultation with the Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct, shall include in any informational 
        materials concerning any disclosure that will be posted 
        on the public Internet site under this section an 
        explanation of the procedures for protecting personally 
        identifiable information as described in this section.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dreier of California, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Immediately prior to section 104, add the following new 
section, redesignate section 104 as section 105, and conform 
the table of contents accordingly:

SEC. 104. NOTIFICATION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.

    Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
          ``(8) Notification of post-employment restrictions.--
        After a Member of the House of Repesentatives or an 
        elected officer of the House of Representatives leaves 
        office, or after the termination of employment with the 
        House of Representatives of an employee of the House of 
        Representatives covered under paragraph (2), (3), or 
        (4), the Clerk of the House of Representatives, after 
        consultation with the Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct, shall notify the Member, officer, or 
        employee of the beginning and ending date of the 
        prohibitions that apply to the Member, officer, or 
        employee under this subsection, and also notify each 
        office of the House of Representatives with respect to 
        which such prohibitions apply of those dates. The Clerk 
        shall also post the information contained in such 
        notification on the public Internet site of the Office 
        of the Clerk in a format that is searchable, sortable, 
        and downloadable.''.
    Section 105 (as so redesignated) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    (d) Section 104.--The amendments made by section 104 shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Abercrombie of Hawaii, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Insert the following after section 103 and redesignate the 
succeeding section accordingly:

SEC. 104. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN UNIFORMED OFFICERS.

  Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(m) Additional Restrictions on Certain Officers of the 
Armed Forces.--Any person who is a general or flag officer of 
the Armed Forces and who, within 1 year after the person's 
retirement or separation from the Armed Forces, receives 
compensation from any entity under contract with the Department 
of Defense if the contract or contracts in effect at the time 
of the receipt of the compensation are in amounts, in the 
aggregate, greater than $50,000,000 shall be punished as 
provided in section 216 of this title.''.
  In section 105, as redesignated, add the following at the 
end:
  (d) Section 104.--The amendment made by section 104 shall 
apply to any individual who retires or is separated from the 
Armed Forces more than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castle of Delaware, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Insert the following after section 208 and redesignate the 
succeeding sections, and conform the table of contents, 
accordingly:

SEC. 209. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LOBBYING BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY 
                    MEMBERS.

  It is the sense of the Congress that the use of a family 
relationship by a lobbyist who is an immediate family member of 
a Member of Congress to gain special advantages over other 
lobbyists is inappropriate.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cardoza of California, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Insert after title IV the following new title and redesignate 
the succeeding title accordingly:

      TITLE V--ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS

SEC. 501. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

  (a) In General.--Subchapter D of chapter 227 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``Sec. 3587. Increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public 
                    officials.

  ``(a) General Rule.--In any Federal criminal case in which a 
public official is convicted of an offense against the United 
States--
          ``(1) consisting of conduct during the course of 
        official duty, intended to enrich that official; and
          ``(2) involving bribery, fraud, extortion, or theft 
        of public funds greater than $10,000;
the sentencing judge may increase the sentence of imprisonment 
by an amount of up to 2 years. The sentencing judge may double 
the sentence of imprisonment that would otherwise be imposed in 
that case: Provided, however that in no instance may the 
sentencing judge be allowed to increase the sentence by more 
than 2 years.
  ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `public 
official' means--
          ``(1) an elected official of the United States or of 
        a State or local government;
          ``(2) a presidentially-appointed official; and
          ``(3) an official appointed to a State or local 
        governmental office by an elected official of a State 
        or local government.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of subchapter D of chapter 227 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:

``3587. Increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public 
          officials.''.

                                  
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