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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2259 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2259

     To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the post-
            employment restrictions for Members of Congress.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2009

 Ms. Kosmas (for herself and Mr. Posey) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
     To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the post-
            employment restrictions for Members of Congress.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Revolving Door in 
Washington Act''.

SEC. 2. POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Members of congress and elected officers of the 
        house.--
                    ``(A) Members of congress.--Any person who is a 
                Member of Congress and who, within 2 years after that 
                person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent 
                to influence, any communication to or appearance before 
                any Member, officer, or employee of either House of 
                Congress or any employee of any other legislative 
                office of the Congress, on behalf of any other person 
                (except the United States) in connection with any 
                matter on which such former Member of Congress seeks 
                action by a Member, officer, or employee of either 
                House of Congress, in his or her official capacity, 
                shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this 
                title.
                    ``(B) Officers of the house.--Any person who is an 
                elected officer of the House of Representatives and 
                who, within 1 year after that person leaves office, 
                knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any 
                communication to or appearance before any Member, 
                officer, or employee of the House of Representatives, 
                on behalf of any other person (except the United 
                States) in connection with any matter on which such 
                former elected officer seeks action by a Member, 
                officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in 
                his or her official capacity, shall be punished as 
                provided in section 216 of this title.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall apply to individuals who 
leave office or employment to which such amendments apply on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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