To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase from 1 year to 2 years the post-employment restrictions of Members and elected officers of either House of Congress.

Amends the federal criminal code to increase from one year to two years after leaving office the period during which former Members or elected officers of Congress may not engage in certain lobbying activities.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 2494 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2494

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase from 1 year to 2 
years the post-employment restrictions of Members and elected officers 
                      of either House of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2007

Mrs. Boyda of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase from 1 year to 2 
years the post-employment restrictions of Members and elected officers 
                      of either House of Congress.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 207(e)(1)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``1 year'' and inserting ``2 years''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any individual who leaves office (to which the restrictions in 
section 207(e)(1)(A) of title 18, United States apply) more than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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