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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–167 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2317) TO AMEND THE 

LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995 TO REQUIRE REGISTERED LOBBYISTS TO FILE QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CONTRIBUTIONS BUNDLED FOR 

CERTAIN RECIPIENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND PROVIDING FOR 

THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2316) TO PROVIDE MORE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO DISCLOSURE AND ENFORCEMENT OF LOBBYING LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 24 (legislative day of MAY 23), 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and 

ordered to be printed 

Ms. CASTOR, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 437] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 437, by a record vote of 7 to 4, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2317, to amend 

the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists 

to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other purposes, and for consideration of H.R. 2316, to 

provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and 

enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes. 

With respect to H.R. 2317, the resolution provides a closed rule 

with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 

The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 

the bill except those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on the Judiciary, modified by the amendment printed 

in part A of this report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, 

as modified, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

the bill, as amended, are waived. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

With respect to H.R. 2316, the resolution provides a structured 

rule with one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 


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by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 

on the Judiciary. The resolution waives all points of order against 

consideration of the bill except for those arising under clauses 9 or 

10 of rule XXI. The resolution considers as an original bill for the 

purpose of further amendment the amendment in the nature of a 

substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary. The 

committee amendment shall be considered as read. The resolution 

waives all points of order against the committee amendment except 

for those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 

The resolution makes in order those amendments printed in part 

B of this report and waives all points of order against such amendments except for those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 

The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

The resolution permits the Chair, during consideration of either 

H.R. 2316 or H.R. 2317, to postpone further consideration until a 

time designated by the Speaker. Finally, the resolution amends the 

Rules of the House governing Member and staff attendance at 

charitable events. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the rule waives all points of order against H.R. 2317 

and its consideration (except for those arising under clauses 9 or 

10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order 

against the bill or its consideration. The waivers of all points of 

order against the bill and its consideration are prophylactic in nature. 

Although the rule waives all points of order against H.R. 2316 

and its consideration (except for those arising under clause 9 or 10 

of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order 

against the bill or its consideration. The waivers of all points of 

order against the bill and its consideration are prophylactic in nature. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING HOUSE RULES MADE BY SECTION 4 OF THE

RESOLUTION

In compliance with clause 3(g) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in the Rules of the House made 

by the resolution, as reported by the Committee on Rules, are 

shown as follows (existing Rules proposed to be omitted are enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing 

Rules in which no change is proposed are shown in roman): 

RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

One Hundred Tenth Congress 

RULE XXV—LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME AND

ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS

Gifts 

5(a) * * * 3(Q) øFree attendance at a widely attended event 

permitted under subparagraph (4).¿ Free attendance at an 

event permitted under subparagraph (4). 


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COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 199 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 200 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for a substitute amendment consisting of a motion to recommit offered by Mrs. Slaughter on May 3, 2006 to H.R. 4975. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 201 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Dreier (CA), #41, which adds 

a provision passed by the House in the 109th Congress authorizing 

and requiring the House Inspector General to conduct random audits of lobbying disclosure filings. The amendment also authorizes 

the House Inspector General to refer wrongdoing by lobbyists to 

the Department of Justice. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 202 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Flake (AZ) and Rep. Boehner 

(OH), #18, which would remove the exemption in the House gift 

rule for state and local government entities. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 


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Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 203 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Garrett (NJ), #19, which would 

make it a federal offense for persons convicted of federal, state, or 

local felonies to register as lobbyists. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 204 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion By: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Gingrey (GA), #8, which would 

extend the prohibition on converting campaign dollars for personal 

use currently applicable to campaign committees to leadership 

PACs. Leadership PACs could use funds for authorized expenditures in connection with campaigns for Federal office, charitable 

contributions, or for transfers to a national, state, or local committee of a political party. Leadership PAC is defined as a political 

committee that is directly or indirectly established, maintained, or 

controlled by a candidate for election for Federal office or an individual holding Federal office. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 205 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc and provide appropriate waivers for an amendment by Rep. Issa (CA), #7, which 

would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act to prohibit state, local, 

or other government or semi-sovereign entities, including public institutions of higher education, from providing gifts to Members, officers, or employees of the House; and an amendment by Rep. 

McHenry (NC), #36, which would require Members’ disclosure of 

residential properties, including primary residences and mortgage 

liabilities. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 206 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc and provide appropriate waivers for an amendment by Rep. Flake (AZ), #38, which 

requires registered lobbyists to report Congressional earmarks for 

which they lobby; an amendment by Rep. Flake (AZ), #39, which 

prohibits lobbyists from lobbying for Congressional earmarks with 

federal funds; and an amendment by Rep. Flake (AZ), #40, which 

would require registered lobbyists who work for an entity that was 

created by earmarks to include in their annual report a statement 

detailing the total amount, by year, of Federal funds the entity has 

received since the founding of the entity, including which funds 

were received by such a Congressional earmark and which funds 

were received by a competitive grant process. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch— Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 207 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc and provide appropriate waivers for an amendment by Rep. Castle (DE), #21, which 

extends to two years the lobbying ban for former members of Congress, senior staff, and executive branch officials; an amendment by 

Rep. Castle (DE), #23, which requires all registered lobbyists to 

complete a mandatory 8-hours of ethics training, conducted by the 

House Committee on Standards, each Congress. Ethics training 

would include the code of conduct and disclosure requirements applicable to Members, officers, and employees of the House, including rules relating to acceptance of gifts (including travel and 

meals), and financial disclosure requirements under the Ethics in 

Government Act of 1978. Failure to complete ethics training each 

Congress would trigger penalties; and an amendment by Rep. Castle (DE), #24, which would prohibit a campaign committee or leadership PAC of a candidate or Federal office holder from making 

payments to a spouse or immediate family member of candidate for 

services provided. The amendment exempts nominal reimbursements under $500. 

Results: Defeated 4–6. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; 

Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 208 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc and provide appropriate waivers for an amendment by Rep. Kirk (IL), #48, which addresses Members of Congress forfeiting their congressional pension 


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should they be convicted of certain felonies. The amendment expands the number of such felonies from 3 to 22; an amendment by 

Rep. Shadegg (AZ), #42, which would prohibit a Member of Congress convicted of bribery from receiving his or her taxpayer-funded 

retirement benefits; and an amendment by Rep. Terry (NE), #14, 

which provides for the loss of pensions for Members of Congress 

convicted of current federal ‘‘white-collar’’ criminal offenses like 

bribery, solicitation of gifts, perjury, making false claims, lying to 

a grand jury, etc. The amendment denies pension benefits only for 

the period of federal service in the U.S. Congress and for offenses 

related to the service as a Member. 

Results: Defeated 4–6. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch— Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; 

Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 209 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Shays (CT), #29, which establishes an Office of Public Integrity (OPI) to assist the House Ethics 

Committee. OPI would be a nonpartisan office comprised of professional staff who would investigate non-frivolous complaints of potential ethics violations and present its findings to the Ethics Committee for adjudication. OPI would also provide both formal and informal guidance to Members and their staff on the permissibility 

of conduct under House and Senate rules. Finally, OPI would provide informal guidance to registered lobbyists about reporting requirements and conduct random audits of reports. 

Results: Defeated 3–6, with one member voting present. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch— Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; 

Hastings (WA)—Pres; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 210 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Terry (NE) and Rep. Price, Tom 

(GA), #43, which sets forth findings that the House Committee on 

Standards of Official Conduct has not provided Members of Congress with adequate and clear guidance on the definition of a congressional earmark and what constitutes a Member’s financial interest in a congressional earmark. The amendment requires the 

Committee to publish an updated manual clearly explaining the 

new rules governing congressional earmark transparency and what 

constitutes a Member’s financial interest in an earmark. 

Results: Defeated 3–7, with one member voting present. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Pres; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—

Nay. 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 211 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Wolf (VA), #15, which would 

make it a federal offense for former ambassadors and CIA station 

chiefs to act as an agent of the foreign nation where they were assigned for five years after their service as ambassador or station 

chief is completed. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Welch—

Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; DiazBalart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 212 

Date: May 23, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 2317–H.R. 2316. 

Motion by: Mr. McGovern. 

Summary of motion: To report the rule. 

Results: Adopted 7–4. 

Vote by Members: Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—Yea; Welch—

Yea; Castor—Yea; Arcuri—Yea; Sutton—Yea; Dreier—Nay; DiazBalart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Slaughter—

Yea. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

The amendment provides that the statement which a covered 

registered lobbyist is required to provide to the recipient must include a notification that the recipient has the right to respond to 

the statement to challenge and correct any information included 

before the registered lobbyist files the report. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

(Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.) 

1. Conyers (MI): Manager’s Amendment. This amendment would 

make technical corrections to the text of the bill. In addition, it 

would permit Members to omit personally identifiable information 

not required to be disclosed on the reports posted on the Internet 

by the Clerk. (10 minutes) 

2. Dreier (CA): The amendment adds language passed by the 

House as part of H.R. 4975 in the 109th Congress amending the 

post-employment restrictions contained in section 207(e) of title 18, 

United States Code. The amendment would direct the Clerk, in 

consultation with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 

to inform a Member, officer, or employee who is subject to the postemployment restrictions on lobbying contacts contained in that section of the beginning and ending dates of the restriction. The Clerk 

must also inform each office of the House to which the restriction 

applies of the restriction. The amendment also adds a new provision directing the Clerk to place the information on its public Internet site in a format that is searchable, sortable, and downloadable. 

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3. Abercrombie (HI): This amendment places a one-year ban on 

flag and general officers of the Armed Services from receiving compensation from any company that does greater than $50 million in 

business with the Department of Defense. This ban will take place 

120 days from the enactment of the legislation. (10 minutes) 

4. Castle (DE)/Platts (PA): Amendment states that it is the sense 

of Congress that the use of a family relationship by a lobbyist who 

is an immediate family member of a Member of Congress to gain 

special advantages over other lobbyists is inappropriate. (10 minutes) 

5. Cardoza (CA): This amendment gives judges the discretion to 

increase the sentence for public officials convicted of bribery, fraud, 

extortion or theft of public funds greater than $10,000. If a public 

official was convicted of one of the enumerated crimes, a sentencing 

judge would have the discretion to double the length of a sentence 

(up to two years) for those public officials. Public officials are defined as Federal, State, or local elected officials; Presidential appointees; or a State or local official appointed by an elected state 

or local official. (10 minutes) 

PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 3, line 23, strike ‘‘and’’. Page 4, line 4, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’. Page 4, insert after line 4 the following: ‘‘(C) a notification that the covered recipient has the right to 

respond to the statement to challenge and correct any information included before the registered lobbyist files the report 

under paragraph (1).’’. 

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONYERS

OF MICHIGAN, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 2, in the item relating to section 206 in the table of contents, strike ‘‘association’’ and insert ‘‘associations’’. 

Page 17, line 21, strike ‘‘ASSOCIATION’’ and insert ‘‘ASSOCIATIONS’’. 

Page 4, line 11, strike ‘‘this clause’’ and insert ‘‘this rule’’. 

Page 5, line 24, strike ‘‘or any’’ and insert ‘‘any’’. 

Page 5, line 24, insert ‘‘or section 872,’’ after ‘‘209,’’. 

Page 13, line 21, strike ‘‘the Act’’ and insert ‘‘the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995’’. 

Page 26, insert after line 2 the following: 

(3) OMISSION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.—

Members of the House of Representatives (including Delegates 

and Resident Commissioners to the Congress) shall be permitted to omit personally identifiable information not required 

to be disclosed on the reports posted on the public Internet site 

under this section (such as home address, Social Security numbers, personal bank account numbers, home telephone, and 

names of children) prior to the posting of such reports on such 

public Internet site. 

(4) ASSISTANCE IN PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The 

Clerk of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the 

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, shall include in 


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any informational materials concerning any disclosure that will 

be posted on the public Internet site under this section an explanation of the procedures for protecting personally identifiable information as described in this section. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DREIER OF

CALIFORNIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Immediately prior to section 104, add the following new section, 

redesignate section 104 as section 105, and conform the table of 

contents accordingly: 

SEC. 104. NOTIFICATION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS. 

Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(8) NOTIFICATION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.—

After a Member of the House of Repesentatives or an elected 

officer of the House of Representatives leaves office, or after 

the termination of employment with the House of Representatives of an employee of the House of Representatives covered 

under paragraph (2), (3), or (4), the Clerk of the House of Representatives, after consultation with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, shall notify the Member, officer, or 

employee of the beginning and ending date of the prohibitions 

that apply to the Member, officer, or employee under this subsection, and also notify each office of the House of Representatives with respect to which such prohibitions apply of those 

dates. The Clerk shall also post the information contained in 

such notification on the public Internet site of the Office of the 

Clerk in a format that is searchable, sortable, and 

downloadable.’’. 

Section 105 (as so redesignated) is amended by adding at the end 

the following new subsection: 

(d) SECTION 104.—The amendments made by section 104 shall 

take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ABERCROMBIE OF HAWAII, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert the following after section 103 and redesignate the succeeding section accordingly: 

SEC. 104. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN UNIFORMED OFFICERS. 

Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 

at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(m) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE

ARMED FORCES.—Any person who is a general or flag officer of the 

Armed Forces and who, within 1 year after the person’s retirement 

or separation from the Armed Forces, receives compensation from 

any entity under contract with the Department of Defense if the 

contract or contracts in effect at the time of the receipt of the compensation are in amounts, in the aggregate, greater than 

$50,000,000 shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this 

title.’’. 

In section 105, as redesignated, add the following at the end: 


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(d) SECTION 104.—The amendment made by section 104 shall 

apply to any individual who retires or is separated from the Armed 

Forces more than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTLE OF

DELAWARE, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert the following after section 208 and redesignate the succeeding sections, and conform the table of contents, accordingly: 

SEC. 209. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LOBBYING BY IMMEDIATE 

FAMILY MEMBERS. 

It is the sense of the Congress that the use of a family relationship by a lobbyist who is an immediate family member of a Member of Congress to gain special advantages over other lobbyists is 

inappropriate. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARDOZA

OF CALIFORNIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert after title IV the following new title and redesignate the 

succeeding title accordingly: 

TITLE V—ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL 

PENALTIES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS 

SEC. 501. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter D of chapter 227 of title 18, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘§ 3587. Increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public officials. 

‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In any Federal criminal case in which a 

public official is convicted of an offense against the United States—

‘‘(1) consisting of conduct during the course of official duty, 

intended to enrich that official; and 

‘‘(2) involving bribery, fraud, extortion, or theft of public 

funds greater than $10,000; 

the sentencing judge may increase the sentence of imprisonment by 

an amount of up to 2 years. The sentencing judge may double the 

sentence of imprisonment that would otherwise be imposed in that 

case: Provided, however that in no instance may the sentencing 

judge be allowed to increase the sentence by more than 2 years. 

‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘public official’

means—

‘‘(1) an elected official of the United States or of a State or 

local government; 

‘‘(2) a presidentially-appointed official; and 

‘‘(3) an official appointed to a State or local governmental office by an elected official of a State or local government.’’. 


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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter D of chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘3587. Increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public officials.’’. 

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