,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,cicilline introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to prohibit former ,members of   
,congress from engaging in lobbying     
contacts4  #a4 ,prohibition on lobbying 
contacts by former ,members of ,congress
  7a7 ,in general ,section #bjg7;e7 of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended as follows3  7#a7 ,paragraph    
7#a7 is amended to read as follows3     
7#a7 ,members of ,congress  7,a7 ,in    
general ,any person who is a ,senator or
 a ,member of the ,house of             
,representatives and who1 after that    
person leaves office1 knowingly makes   
any lobbying contact to a covered       
executive branch official1 or to any    
,member1 officer1 or employee of either 
,house of ,congress1 shall be punished  
as provided in section #baf of this     

title4  7,b7 ,definitions ,in this      
paragraph1 the terms lobbying contact   
and covered executive branch official   
have the meanings given those terms in  
section #c of the ,lobbying ,disclosure 
,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb74  4  
7#b7 ,paragraph 7#b7 is amended--  7,a7 
by striking 7#b7 ,any person and        
inserting the following3  7#b7 ,officers
 and certain staff  7,a7 ,officers and  
staff of the ,senate ,any person  2 and 
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 ,officers of the ,house of       
,representatives  7i7 ,any person who is
 an elected officer of the ,house of    
,representatives and who1 within #a year
 after that person leaves office1       
knowingly makes1 with the intent to     
influence1 any communication to or      
appearance before any of the persons    
described in clause 7ii71 on behalf of  
any other person 7except the ,united    
,states7 in connection with any matter  
on which such elected officer seeks     
action by a ,member1 officer1 or        

employee of either ,house of ,congress1 
in his or her official capacity1 shall  
be punished as provided in section #baf 
of this title4  7ii7 ,the persons       
referred to in clause 7i7 with respect  
to appearances or communications by a   
former elected officer are any ,member1 
officer1 or employee of the ,house of   
,representatives4  4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by subsection 
7a7 shall apply to individuals who leave
 office or employment to which such     
amendments apply on or after the date of
 adjournment of the second session of   
the #aacth ,congress sine die or        
,december #ca1 #bjad1 whichever date is 
earlier4