,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,posey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to ext5d ! po/-employm5t  
re/rictions on lobby+ by ,memb]s (      
,congress & (fic]s & employees ( !      
legislative bran*4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op ! ,revolv+   
,door 9 ,wa%+ton ,act4  #b4 ,ext5sion ( 
po/-employm5t re/rictions  7a7 ,ext5sion
 ( re/rictions ,section #bjg7;e7 ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#a7 to read z   
foll[s3  7#a7 ,memb]s ( ,congress ,any  
p]son :o is a ,s5ator or a ,memb] ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & :o1 )9 #e ye>s
 aft] t p]son leaves (fice1 kn[+ly      
makes1 ) ! int5t to influ5ce1 any       
communication to or appe>ance be=e any  
,memb]1 (fic]1 or employee ( ei!r ,h\se 
( ,congress or any employee ( any o!r   
legislative (fice ( ! ,congress1 on     

behalf ( any o!r p]son 7except ! ,unit$ 
,/ates7 9 connection ) any matt] on :i* 
su* =m] ,s5ator or ,memb] seeks action  
by a ,memb]1 (fic]1 or employee ( ei!r  
,h\se ( ,congress1 9 8 or h] (ficial    
capacity1 %all be puni%$ z provid$ 9    
section #baf ( ?is title4  2  7#b7 by   
/rik+ p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 
& 7#f7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,(fic]s 
( ! ,congress ,any p]son :o is an elect$
 (fic] ( ! ,s5ate or ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & :o1 )9 #b ye>s aft] t 
p]son leaves (fice1 kn[+ly makes1 ) !   
int5t to influ5ce1 any communication to 
or appe>ance be=e any ,memb]1 (fic]1 or 
employee ( ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress or any
 employee ( any o!r legislative (fice ( 
! ,congress1 on behalf ( any o!r p]son  
7except ! ,unit$ ,/ates7 9 connection ) 
any matt] on :i* su* =m] elect$ (fic]   
seeks action by a ,memb]1 (fic]1 or     
employee ( ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress1 9 8  
or h] (ficial capacity1 %all be puni%$ z
 provid$ 9 section #baf ( ?is title4    
7#c7 ,employees ( ! ,congress ,any p]son

 :o is an employee ( ! ,s5ate1 or an    
employee ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 to
 :om p>agraph 7#e77;,a7 applies & :o1 )9
 #b ye>s aft] ! t]m9ation ( t employm5t1
 kn[+ly makes1 ) ! int5t to influ5ce1   
any communication to or appe>ance be=e  
any ,memb]1 (fic]1 or employee ( ei!r   
,h\se ( ,congress or any employee ( any 
o!r legislative (fice ( ! ,congress1 on 
behalf ( any o!r p]son 7except ! ,unit$ 
,/ates7 9 connection ) any matt] on :i* 
su* =m] employee seeks action by a      
,memb]1 (fic]1 or employee ( ei!r ,h\se 
( ,congress1 9 8 or h] (ficial capacity1
 %all be puni%$ z provid$ 9 section #baf
 ( ?is title4  7#d7 ,employees ( o!r    
legislative (fices ,any p]son :o is an  
employee ( any o!r legislative (fice ( !
 ,congress to :om p>agraph 7#e77;,b7    
applies & :o1 )9 #b ye>s aft] !         
t]m9ation ( t employm5t1 kn[+ly makes1 )
 ! int5t to influ5ce1 any communication 
to or appe>ance be=e any ,memb]1 (fic]1 
or employee ( ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress or 
any employee ( any o!r legislative (fice

 ( ! ,congress1 on behalf ( any o!r     
p]son 7except ! ,unit$ ,/ates7 9        
connection ) any matt] on :i* su* =m]   
employee seeks action by a ,memb]1      
(fic]1 or employee ( ei!r ,h\se (       
,congress1 9 8 or h] (ficial capacity1  
%all be puni%$ z provid$ 9 section #baf 
( ?is title4  2  7#c7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraphs 7#g71 7#h71 & 7#i71 z         
p>agraphs 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g71           
respectively2  7#d7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 z  
r$esignat$--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71  
by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 &  
7#e7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#c72 &  7,b7 9  
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#f7
 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#d72 &  7#e7 9      
p>agraph 7#g77;,g71 z r$esignat$1 by    
/rik+ 7#c71 7#d71 or 7#e7 & ins]t+ or   
7#c74  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section     
#ajc7;a7 ( ! ,hone/ ,lead]%ip & ,op5    
,gov]nm5t ,act ( #bjjg 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajd;d7a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph   
7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 or 7#e7 & ins]t+      
p>agraph 7#c74  #c4 ,effective date ,!  
am5dm5ts made by section #b %all apply  

to individuals :o leave (fice or        
employm5t to :i* su* am5dm5ts apply on  
or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4