To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 6, 2014)
Amends the federal criminal code to replace the current two-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators and one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Members of the House of Representatives with any Member, officer, or employee of either chamber with an outright ban at any time on such contacts, subject to fines and/or imprisonment.
Specifies a one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former elected officers of the House with any House Member, officer, or employee.
What just happenedMar 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 6, 2014
- Mar 20, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Feb 6, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Feb 6, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House