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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1601 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the length of the postemployment ban on lobbying of Members, officers, or employees of Congress by former Members of Congress. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2023 

Mr. NUNN of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the 

length of the post-employment ban on lobbying of Members, officers, or employees of Congress by former Members of Congress. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ban Members from 

5 Becoming Lobbyists Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LENGTH OF POST-EMPLOYMENT BAN 

2 ON LOBBYING OF CONGRESS BY FORMER 

3 MEMBERS. 

4 (a) LENGTH OF POST-EMPLOYMENT BAN.— 

5 (1) 6-YEAR BAN FOR FORMER SENATORS.— 

6 Subparagraph (A) of section 207(e)(1) of title 18, 

7 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘within 

8 2 years after that person leaves office’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘within 6 years after that person leaves office’’. 

10 (2) 3-YEAR BAN FOR FORMER MEMBERS OF

11 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Paragraph (1) 

12 of section 207(e) of such title is amended by striking 

13 subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(B) MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP15 RESENTATIVES.—Any person who is a Member 

16 of the House of Representatives and who, with17 in 3 years after that person leaves office, know18 ingly makes, with the intent to influence, any 

19 communication to or appearance before any 

20 Member, officer, or employee of either House of 

21 Congress and any employee of any other legisla22 tive office of the Congress, on behalf of any 

23 other person (except the United States) in con24 nection with any matter on which such former 

25 Member seeks action by a Member, officer, or 

26 employee of either House of Congress, in his or 


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1 her official capacity, shall be punished as pro2 vided in section 216 of this title. 

3 ‘‘(C) OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP4 RESENTATIVES.—Any person who is an elected 

5 officer of the House of Representatives and 

6 who, within 1 year after that person leaves of7 fice, knowingly makes, with the intent to influ8 ence, any communication to or appearance be9 fore any Member, officer, or employee of the 

10 House of Representatives, on behalf of any 

11 other person (except the United States) in con12 nection with any matter on which such former 

13 elected officer seeks action by a Member, offi14 cer, or employee of either House of Congress, in 

15 his or her official capacity, shall be punished as 

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

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

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

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

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

21 States Code, applies. 

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