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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2486 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members and 

elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after 

leaving office, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2023 

Ms. CRAIG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former 

Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying 

Congress at any time after leaving office, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Congres5 sional Revolving Door Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITING FORMER MEMBERS AND OFFICERS 

2 OF CONGRESS FROM LOBBYING CONGRESS. 

3 (a) PROHIBITION.—Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, 

4 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(1) MEMBERS AND ELECTED OFFICERS OF

6 CONGRESS.—Any person who is a Senator, a Mem7 ber of the House of Representatives, or an elected 

8 officer of the Senate or the House of Representa9 tives and who, after that person leaves office, know10 ingly makes, with the intent to influence, any com11 munication to or appearance before any Member, of12 ficer, or employee of either House of Congress or 

13 any employee of any other legislative office of the 

14 Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the 

15 United States) in connection with any matter on 

16 which such former Senator, Member, or elected offi17 cial seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee 

18 of either House of Congress, in his or her official ca19 pacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 

20 of this title.’’. 

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 207(e)(2) 

22 of such title is amended— 

23 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OFFICERS AND

24 STAFF’’ and inserting ‘‘STAFF’’; 

25 (2) by striking ‘‘an elected officer of the Senate, 

26 or’’; 


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1 (3) by striking ‘‘leaves office or employment’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘leaves employment’’; and 

3 (4) by striking ‘‘former elected officer or’’. 

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

5 this section shall apply with respect to an individual who 

6 leaves office on or after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 SEC. 3. BENEFITS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO FORMER 

9 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA10 TIVES. 

11 (a) BENEFITS AND SERVICES DESCRIBED.—The 

12 House of Representatives may not make any of the fol13 lowing benefits and services available to an individual who 

14 becomes a former Member of the House (except to the 

15 extent such benefits and services are made available to 

16 members of the public): 

17 (1) Access to the Hall of the House. 

18 (2) Access to athletic facilities and other facili19 ties available for the use of Members of the House. 

20 (3) Access to the Members’ Dining Room lo21 cated in the House of Representatives wing of the 

22 United States Capitol. 

23 (4) Access to parking spaces. 

24 (5) Access to material from the House docu25 ment room. 


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1 (6) Use of the collections in the House Legisla2 tive Resource Center without borrowing privileges. 

3 (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 

4 (1) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ELIMINATION OF

5 BENEFIT OR SERVICE.—The Speaker and the minor6 ity leader of the House of Representatives may joint7 ly, on a case-by-case basis, grant a waiver of sub8 section (a) with respect to a former Member of the 

9 House and a benefit or service described in such 

10 subsection. 

11 (2) PUBLICATION IN CONGRESSIONAL

12 RECORD.—If the Speaker and the minority leader 

13 jointly grant a waiver under paragraph (1) to make 

14 a benefit or service available to a former Member, 

15 the Speaker and minority leader shall, not later than 

16 24 hours after the waiver is granted, caused to have 

17 published in the Congressional Record a statement 

18 identifying the former Member and the benefit or 

19 service involved. 

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