I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 318 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the post-employment restric-
tions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and employees 
of the legislative branch. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2015 
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 extend the post- 
employment restrictions on lobbying by Members of Con-
gress and officers and employees of the legislative 
branch. 
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 ‘‘Stop the Revolving 
Door in Washington Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF RESTRICTIONS.—Section 207(e) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) MEMBERS
OF
CONGRESS.—Any person 
who is a Senator or a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives and who, within 5 years after that per-
son leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent 
to influence, any communication to or appearance 
before any Member, officer, or employee of either 
House of Congress or any employee of any other leg-
islative office of the Congress, on behalf of any other 
person (except the United States) in connection with 
any matter on which such former Senator or Mem-
ber 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.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), 
and (6) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) OFFICERS OF THE CONGRESS.—Any per-
son who is an elected officer of the Senate or of the 
House of Representatives and who, within 2 years 
after that person leaves office, knowingly makes, 
with the intent to influence, any communication to 
or appearance before any Member, officer, or em-
ployee of either House of Congress or any employee 
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of any other legislative office of the Congress, on be-
half of any other person (except the United States) 
in connection with any matter on which such former 
elected officer seeks action by a Member, officer, or 
employee of either House of Congress, in his or her 
official capacity, shall be punished as provided in 
section 216 of this title. 
‘‘(3) EMPLOYEES
OF
THE
CONGRESS.—Any 
person who is an employee of the Senate, or an em-
ployee of the House of Representatives, to whom 
paragraph (5)(A) applies and who, within 2 years 
after the termination of that employment, knowingly 
makes, with the intent to influence, any communica-
tion to or appearance before any Member, officer, or 
employee of either House of Congress or any em-
ployee 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 employee seeks action by a Member, officer, 
or employee of either House of Congress, in his or 
her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in 
section 216 of this title. 
‘‘(4) EMPLOYEES OF OTHER LEGISLATIVE OF-
FICES.—Any person who is an employee of any other 
legislative office of the Congress to whom paragraph 
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(5)(B) applies and who, within 2 years after the ter-
mination of that employment, knowingly makes, with 
the intent to influence, any communication to or ap-
pearance before any Member, officer, 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 con-
nection with any matter on which such former em-
ployee seeks action by a Member, officer, or em-
ployee of either House of Congress, in his or her of-
ficial capacity, shall be punished as provided in sec-
tion 216 of this title.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and 
(9), as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; 
(4) in paragraph (5), as redesignated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(4)’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (7)(G), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(3), (4), or (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (3)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103(a) of 
the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 
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(2 U.S.C. 4702(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2), (3), (4), or (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to 
individuals who leave office or employment to which such 
amendments apply on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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