,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbf,mr4 
,wied introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to prohibit former ,members of ,congress
 from lobbying ,members1 officers1 or   
employees of ,congress1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,safeguarding       
,ethics and ,restoring ,voter           
,expectations ,act or the ,,serve ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition against lobbying of    
,congress by former ,members  7a7       
,senators ,section #bjg7;e77#a77;,a7 of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking within #b years and 

inserting within #aj years 4  7b7       
,members and ,officers of the ,house of 
,representatives ,section               
#bjg7;e77#a77;,b77i7 of such title is   
amended by striking within #a year and  
inserting within #aj years4  7c7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 individuals who leave office on or     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #c4 ,prohibition against serving 
as ,federal contractors by former       
,members  7a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a ,member of ,congress may not     
accept compensation as a ,federal       
contractor for the #aj-year period that 
begins on the date that the ,member     
leaves office4  7b7 ,definitions ,in    
this section-- 7#a7 the term ,federal   
contractor has the meaning given that   
term under section #aae4a of title #aa1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any  
successor thereto2 and  7#b7 the term   
,member of ,congress means any ,senator 

or ,representative in1 or ,delegate or  
,resident ,commissioner to1 the         
,congress4  7c7 ,effective date ,this   
section shall apply with respect to     
,members of ,congress who leave office  
on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4