,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bijb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjba,mr4 
,taylor 7= himself & ,mr4 ,phillips7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act (   
#aiie to prohibit c]ta9 elect$ (ficials 
( ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts f mak+ lobby+ 
contacts "u su* ,act on behalf ( private
 cli5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,elect$ 
,(ficial ,lobby+ ,prohibition ,act (    
#bjba4  #b4 ,prohibit+ ,/ate & local    
elect$ (ficials f mak+ lobby+ contacts  
on behalf ( private cli5ts  7a7         
,prohibition ,! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act
 ( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #e !      
foll[+ new section3  #e;,a4 ,prohibition
 aga9/ mak+ ( lobby+ contacts on behalf 
( private cli5ts by elect$ (ficials (   
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts  7a7            
,prohibition ,a cov]$ elect$ (ficial    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 may n make any

 lobby+ contact "u ?is ,act on behalf ( 
a cli5t :o is n an entity ( a ,/ate or  
unit ( local gov]nm5t4  7b7 ,cov]$      
elect$ (ficial describ$ ,9 ?is          
subsection1 a cov]$ elect$ (ficial is   
any ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an individual     
hold+ a ,/atewide elect$ (fice 9 any    
,/ate4  7#b7 ,an individual s]v+ 9 !    
legislature ( a ,/ate 7or1 9 ! case ( ! 
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 an individual s]v+
 on ! ,c\ncil ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia74
  7#c7 ,an individual hold+ any elect$  
(fice ( a unit ( local gov]nm5t ) a     
population great] ?an #cj p]c5t 7or1 9 !
 case ( an individual hold+ ! elect$    
(fice ( ! *ief executive ( a unit (     
local gov]nm5t1 great] ?an #ae p]c5t7 ( 
! av]age population ( a congressional   
di/rict 7z det]m9$ on ! basis ( ! mo/   
rec5t dec5nial c5sus74  7#d7 ,! *air ( a
 political p>ty ( a ,/ate4  7c7 ,/ate   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,/ate means 
ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,unit$ 

,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 & ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7d7 ,rule ( 
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to prohibit a cov]$ elect$      
(ficial f petition+ ! ,f$]al gov]nm5t on
 behalf ( ! collective int]e/s ( ! p !  
(ficial repres5ts or f o!rwise act+ 9 an
 (ficial capacity z a cov]$ elect$      
(ficial4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
) respect to lobby+ contacts "u !       
,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie :i* are
 made aft] ! expiration ( ! #fj-;day    
p]iod :i* beg9s on ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4