I 
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 Judi-
ciary, 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Congres-
sional Revolving Door Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING FORMER MEMBERS AND OFFICERS 
OF CONGRESS FROM LOBBYING CONGRESS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) MEMBERS
AND
ELECTED
OFFICERS
OF 
CONGRESS.—Any person who is a Senator, a Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives, or an elected 
officer of the Senate or the House of Representa-
tives and who, after that person leaves office, know-
ingly makes, with the intent to influence, any com-
munication to or appearance before any Member, of-
ficer, 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 Senator, Member, or elected offi-
cial seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee 
of either House of Congress, in his or her official ca-
pacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 
of this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 207(e)(2) 
of such title is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OFFICERS AND 
STAFF’’ and inserting ‘‘STAFF’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘an elected officer of the Senate, 
or’’; 
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(3) by striking ‘‘leaves office or employment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘leaves employment’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘former elected officer or’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to an individual who 
leaves office on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 3. BENEFITS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO FORMER 
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES. 
(a) BENEFITS
AND SERVICES DESCRIBED.—The 
House of Representatives may not make any of the fol-
lowing benefits and services available to an individual who 
becomes a former Member of the House (except to the 
extent such benefits and services are made available to 
members of the public): 
(1) Access to the Hall of the House. 
(2) Access to athletic facilities and other facili-
ties available for the use of Members of the House. 
(3) Access to the Members’ Dining Room lo-
cated in the House of Representatives wing of the 
United States Capitol. 
(4) Access to parking spaces. 
(5) Access to material from the House docu-
ment room. 
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(6) Use of the collections in the House Legisla-
tive Resource Center without borrowing privileges. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
WAIVE
ELIMINATION
OF 
BENEFIT OR SERVICE.—The Speaker and the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives may joint-
ly, on a case-by-case basis, grant a waiver of sub-
section (a) with respect to a former Member of the 
House and a benefit or service described in such 
subsection. 
(2) 
PUBLICATION
IN
CONGRESSIONAL 
RECORD.—If the Speaker and the minority leader 
jointly grant a waiver under paragraph (1) to make 
a benefit or service available to a former Member, 
the Speaker and minority leader shall, not later than 
24 hours after the waiver is granted, caused to have 
published in the Congressional Record a statement 
identifying the former Member and the benefit or 
service involved. 
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