,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bi1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,posey introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to extend the post-employment    
restrictions on lobbying by ,members of 
,congress and officers and employees of 
the legislative branch4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stop the ,revolving ,door in           
,washington ,act4  #b4 ,extension of    
post-employment restrictions  7a7       
,extension of restrictions ,section     
#bjg7;e7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by amending   
paragraph 7#a7 to read as follows3  7#a7
 ,members of ,congress ,any person who  
is a ,senator or a ,member of the ,house
 of ,representatives and who1 within #e 
years after that person leaves office1  
knowingly makes1 with the intent to     
influence1 any communication to or      

appearance before any ,member1 officer1 
or employee of either ,house of         
,congress or any employee of any other  
legislative office of the ,congress1 on 
behalf of any other person 7except the  
,united ,states7 in connection with any 
matter on which such former ,senator or 
,member 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  2  7#b7 
by striking paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71
 7#e71 and 7#f7 and inserting the       
following3  7#b7 ,officers of the       
,congress ,any person who is an elected 
officer of the ,senate or of the ,house 
of ,representatives and who1 within #b  
years after that person leaves office1  
knowingly makes1 with the intent to     
influence1 any communication to or      
appearance before any ,member1 officer1 
or employee of either ,house of         
,congress or any employee of any other  
legislative office of the ,congress1 on 

behalf of any other person 7except the  
,united ,states7 in connection with any 
matter on which such former 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  7#c7    
,employees of the ,congress ,any person 
who is an employee of the ,senate1 or an
 employee of the ,house of              
,representatives1 to whom paragraph     
7#e77;,a7 applies and who1 within #b    
years after the termination of that     
employment1 knowingly makes1 with the   
intent to influence1 any communication  
to or appearance before any ,member1    
officer1 or employee of either ,house of
 ,congress or any employee of any other 
legislative office of the ,congress1 on 
behalf of any other person 7except the  
,united ,states7 in connection with any 
matter on which such former employee    
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  7#d7 ,employees of other
 legislative offices ,any person who is 
an employee of any other legislative    
office of the ,congress to whom         
paragraph 7#e77;,b7 applies and who1    
within #b years after the termination of
 that employment1 knowingly makes1 with 
the intent to influence1 any            
communication to or appearance before   
any ,member1 officer1 or employee of    
either ,house of ,congress or any       
employee of any other legislative office
 of the ,congress1 on behalf of any     
other person 7except the ,united        
,states7 in connection with any matter  
on which such former employee 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  2  7#c7 by redesignating
 paragraphs 7#g71 7#h71 and 7#i71 as    
paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g71        

respectively2  7#d7 in paragraph 7#e71  
as redesignated--  7,a7 in subparagraph 
7,a71 by striking paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71
 7#d71 and 7#e7 and inserting paragraph 
7#c72 and  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by
 striking paragraph 7#f7 and inserting  
paragraph 7#d72 and  7#e7 in paragraph  
7#g77;,g71 as redesignated1 by striking 
7#c71 7#d71 or 7#e7 and inserting or    
7#c74  7b7 ,conforming amendment        
,section #ajc7;a7 of the ,honest        
,leadership and ,open ,government ,act  
of #bjjg 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ajd;d7a77 is    
amended by striking paragraph 7#b71     
7#c71 7#d71 or 7#e7 and inserting       
paragraph 7#c74  #c4 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by section #b shall
 apply to individuals who leave office  
or employment to which such amendments  
apply on or after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4