S. 18 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 18 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 6, 2015Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee. 1. Prohibition on employment of family members of a candidate or Federal office holder by certain political committees (a) In general Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 324 the following new section: 325. Prohibition on employment of family members of a candidate or Federal office holder by certain political committees (a) In general It shall be unlawful for any authorized committee of a candidate or any other political committee established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or a person who holds a Federal office to employ— (1) the spouse of such candidate or Federal office holder; or (2) any immediate family member of such candidate or Federal office holder. (b) Immediate family member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister of the Member. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 2. Spouse lobbying member Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (10) Spouses Any person who is the spouse of a Member of Congress and who was not serving as a registered lobbyist at least 1 year prior to the election of that Member of Congress to office and who, after the election of such Member, knowingly lobbies on behalf of a client for compensation any Member of Congress or is associated with any such lobbying activity by an employer of that spouse shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. .