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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3504 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a uniform 5-year post- 
employment ban on all lobbying by former Members of Congress, to 
establish a uniform 2-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former 
officers and employees of Congress, to lower the income threshold for 
applying such ban to former officers and employees of Congress, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2017 
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 establish a uni-
form 5-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by 
former Members of Congress, to establish a uniform 
2-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former 
officers and employees of Congress, to lower the income 
threshold for applying such ban to former officers and 
employees of Congress, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Public Service Integ-
rity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING BY FORMER MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) 5-YEAR POST-EMPLOYMENT BAN ON ALL LOB-
BYING.— 
(1) FORMER SENATORS.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘within 2 years after that per-
son leaves office’’ and inserting ‘‘within 5 years after 
that person leaves office’’. 
(2) FORMER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Paragraph (1) of section 207(e) of 
such title is amended by striking subparagraph (B) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Any person who is a Member 
of the House of Representatives and who, with-
in 5 years after that person leaves office, know-
ingly makes, with the intent to influence, any 
communication to or appearance before any 
Member, officer, or employee of either House of 
Congress and any employee of any other legisla-
tive office of the Congress, on behalf of any 
other person (except the United States) in con-
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nection with any matter on which such former 
Member seeks action by a Member, officer, or 
employee of either House of Congress, in his or 
her official capacity, shall be punished as pro-
vided in section 216 of this title. 
‘‘(C) OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Any person who is an elected 
officer of the House of Representatives and 
who, within 1 year after that person leaves of-
fice, knowingly makes, with the intent to influ-
ence, any communication to or appearance be-
fore any Member, officer, or employee of the 
House of Representatives, on behalf of any 
other person (except the United States) in con-
nection with any matter on which such former 
elected officer seeks action by a Member, offi-
cer, or employee of either House of Congress, in 
his or her official capacity, shall be punished as 
provided in section 216 of this title.’’. 
(b) 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 
an office to which section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, applies. 
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SEC. 3. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING BY FORMER OFFI-
CERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CONGRESS. 
(a) 2-YEAR POST-EMPLOYMENT BAN ON ALL LOB-
BYING.— 
(1) FORMER OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Subparagraph 
(C) 
of 
section 
207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 2(a)(2), is amended by striking ‘‘with-
in 1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 
(2) FORMER
OFFICERS
AND
STAFF
OF
THE 
SENATE.—Paragraph (2) of section 207(e) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘within 1 year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 
(3) FORMER PERSONAL STAFF OF MEMBERS OF 
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES.—Paragraph 
(3)(A) of section 207(e) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘within 1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 
years’’. 
(4) FORMER COMMITTEE STAFF OF HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.—Paragraph 
(4) 
of 
section 
207(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘within 
1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 
(5) FORMER LEADERSHIP STAFF OF HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.—Paragraph (5)(A) of section 
207(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘within 
1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 
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(6) FORMER
STAFF
OF
OTHER
LEGISLATIVE 
OFFICES OF CONGRESS.—Paragraph (6)(A) of sec-
tion 207(e) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘within 1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 years’’. 
(b) LOWERING INCOME THRESHOLD FOR APPLICA-
TION OF RESTRICTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
207(e)(7) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘75 percent 
of the rate of basic pay’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent of the 
rate of basic pay’’. 
(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 
a position to which section 207(e) of title 18, United 
States Code, applies. 
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