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HR 96 Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act
Topic Started: 30 Jun 2013, 02:52 AM (275 Views)
Heather Holson
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48 hours for voting

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Mr. Greenberg of NEW YORK, Mr. Callaghan of MASSACHUSETTS and Mr. Posey of FLORIDA, along with the following co-sponsors: Mr. Lucas of TEXAS, Mr. Harland of CALIFORNIA, Mr. Hernandez of ARIZONA, Mr. Williams of SOUTH CAROLINA and others introduce...

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to alter the post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and employees of the legislative branch to a lifetime ban.

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 ‘Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act’. It should also be known that any reference to a lifetime ban from this point on will be addressed as "within any time period after that person leaves office."

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.
(a) Extension of Restrictions- Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

‘(1) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS- Any person who is a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives and who, within any time period 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) OFFICERS OF THE CONGRESS- Any person who is an elected officer of the Senate or of the House of Representatives and who, within any time period 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 CONGRESS- Any 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 any time period 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 OFFICES- Any person who is an employee of any other legislative office of the Congress to whom paragraph (5)(B) applies and who, within any time period 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) Conforming Amendment- 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)’.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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.

PES Summary:

A bill, to weaken the influence of special interests groups over U.S. Congress members via the banning of former lawmakers employment at lobbyist firms and groups.
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Wielder of the Gavel
By a vote of 313-107-15, the legislation is agreed to by the House.
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