I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 931 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a former Member of 
Congress from serving as a lobbyist until the former Member has met 
any obligation imposed on the former Member under the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid 
as settlements and awards under such Act in the case of an act com-
mitted personally by the former Member. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2019 
Mr. WALKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a former 
Member of Congress from serving as a lobbyist until 
the former Member has met any obligation imposed on 
the former Member under the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 to reimburse the Treasury for 
amounts paid as settlements and awards under such 
Act in the case of an act committed personally by the 
former Member. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bad Lawmakers Ac-
countability and Key Emends Act’’ or the ‘‘BLAKE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BAN ON LOBBYING BY FORMER MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS FAILING TO MEET REQUIREMENT TO 
REIMBURSE 
AMOUNTS 
PAID 
AS 
SETTLE-
MENTS 
AND 
AWARDS 
UNDER 
CONGRES-
SIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995. 
(a) BAN ON LOBBYING.— 
(1) LOBBYING BY FORMER SENATORS.—Section 
207(e)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘within 2 years after that per-
son leaves office’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘prior 
to the expiration of the 2-year period which begins 
on the date that person leaves office or prior to the 
date by which that person meets any requirement of 
section 415(d) of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(d)) which applies to 
that person to reimburse the Treasury for certain 
awards and settlements paid under such Act (which-
ever occurs later)’’. 
(2) LOBBYING BY FORMER MEMBERS OF THE 
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES.—Section 
207(e)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘within 1 year after that person leaves office’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘prior to the expiration of 
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the 1-year period which begins on the date that per-
son leaves office or prior to the date by which that 
person meets any requirement of section 415(d) of 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1415(d)) which applies to that person to re-
imburse the Treasury for certain awards and settle-
ments paid under such Act (whichever occurs 
later)’’. 
(b) BAN ON LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS.—Section 207(f)(1) of such title is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘within 1 year after leaving the position, 
office, or employment referred to in such subsection’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘prior to the expiration of the 1- 
year period which begins on the date that person leaves 
the position, office, or employment referred to in such sub-
section or, in the case of the position of Member of Con-
gress, prior to the date by which that person meets any 
requirement of section 415(d) of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(d)) which applies 
to that person to reimburse the Treasury for certain 
awards and settlements paid under such Act (whichever 
occurs later)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any individual who, 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, leaves 
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an office to which section 207(e) or section 207(f) of title 
18, United States Code, applies. 
Æ 
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