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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1021 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a uniform 5-year postemployment ban on all lobbying by former Members of Congress, to 

establish a uniform 2-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former 

officers and employees of Congress, to lower the income threshold for 

applying such ban to former officers and employees of Congress, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2019 

Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a uniform 5-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by 

former Members of Congress, to establish a uniform 

2-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former 

officers and employees of Congress, to lower the income 

threshold for applying such ban to former officers and 

employees of Congress, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Service Integ3 rity Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING BY FORMER MEM5 BERS OF CONGRESS. 

6 (a) 5-YEAR POST-EMPLOYMENT BAN ON ALL LOB7 BYING.— 

8 (1) FORMER SENATORS.—Subparagraph (A) of 

9 section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘within 2 years after that per11 son leaves office’’ and inserting ‘‘within 5 years after 

12 that person leaves office’’. 

13 (2) FORMER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP14 RESENTATIVES.—Paragraph (1) of section 207(e) of 

15 such title is amended by striking subparagraph (B) 

16 and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(B) MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP18 RESENTATIVES.—Any person who is a Member 

19 of the House of Representatives and who, with20 in 5 years after that person leaves office, know21 ingly makes, with the intent to influence, any 

22 communication to or appearance before any 

23 Member, officer, or employee of either House of 

24 Congress and any employee of any other legisla25 tive office of the Congress, on behalf of any 

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1 nection with any matter on which such former 

2 Member seeks action by a Member, officer, or 

3 employee of either House of Congress, in his or 

4 her official capacity, shall be punished as pro5 vided in section 216 of this title. 

6 ‘‘(C) OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP7 RESENTATIVES.—Any person who is an elected 

8 officer of the House of Representatives and 

9 who, within 1 year after that person leaves of10 fice, knowingly makes, with the intent to influ11 ence, any communication to or appearance be12 fore any Member, officer, or employee of the 

13 House of Representatives, on behalf of any 

14 other person (except the United States) in con15 nection with any matter on which such former 

16 elected officer seeks action by a Member, offi17 cer, or employee of either House of Congress, in 

18 his or her official capacity, shall be punished as 

19 provided in section 216 of this title.’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 this section shall apply with respect to any individual who, 

22 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, leaves 

23 an office to which section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United 

24 States Code, applies. 


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1 SEC. 3. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING BY FORMER OFFI2 CERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CONGRESS. 

3 (a) 2-YEAR POST-EMPLOYMENT BAN ON ALL LOB4 BYING.— 

5 (1) FORMER OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP6 RESENTATIVES.—Subparagraph (C) of section 

7 207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as amend8 ed by section 2(a)(2), is amended by striking ‘‘with9 in 1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 

10 (2) FORMER OFFICERS AND STAFF OF THE

11 SENATE.—Paragraph (2) of section 207(e) of such 

12 title is amended by striking ‘‘within 1 year’’ and in13 serting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 

14 (3) FORMER PERSONAL STAFF OF MEMBERS OF

15 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Paragraph 

16 (3)(A) of section 207(e) of such title is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘within 1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 

18 years’’. 

19 (4) FORMER COMMITTEE STAFF OF HOUSE OF

20 REPRESENTATIVES.—Paragraph (4) of section 

21 207(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘within 

22 1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 

23 (5) FORMER LEADERSHIP STAFF OF HOUSE OF

24 REPRESENTATIVES.—Paragraph (5)(A) of section 

25 207(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘within 

26 1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 


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1 (6) FORMER STAFF OF OTHER LEGISLATIVE

2 OFFICES OF CONGRESS.—Paragraph (6)(A) of sec3 tion 207(e) of such title is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘within 1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 

5 (b) LOWERING INCOME THRESHOLD FOR APPLICA6 TION OF RESTRICTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 

7 207(e)(7) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘75 percent 

8 of the rate of basic pay’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent of the 

9 rate of basic pay’’. 

10 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

11 this section shall apply with respect to any individual who, 

12 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, leaves 

13 a position to which section 207(e) of title 18, United 

14 States Code, applies. 

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