Public Service Integrity Act
This bill expands the post-employment ban on lobbying by former Senators, former Members of the House of Representatives, and certain former congressional officers and employees.
Currently, former Senators are banned from lobbying for two years, while former Representatives are banned for one year. The bill increases the ban to five years.
Additionally, current law bans lobbying by former House and Senate officers and staff of Member offices, committees, and other legislative offices for one year. The bill increases the ban to two years.
The bill also makes more former congressional employees subject to the post-employment lobbying ban by lowering the income threshold at which the ban applies. Currently, the ban applies to any employee who, while employed by a Member of Congress, earned more than 75% of that Member's basic rate of pay. The bill lowers that threshold to 50% of the employing Member's rate of pay.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2514 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2514
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 6, 2023
Mr. Posey 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 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Service Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING BY FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) 5-Year Post-Employment Ban on All Lobbying.--
(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 person leaves office'' and
inserting ``within 5 years after that person leaves office''.
(2) Former members of the house of representatives.--
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 representatives.--Any
person who is a Member of the House of Representatives
and who, within 5 years after that person 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 and
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 Member 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.
``(C) Officers of the house of representatives.--
Any person who is an elected officer of the House of
Representatives and who, within 1 year after that
person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent
to influence, any communication to or appearance before
any Member, officer, or employee of the House of
Representatives, on behalf 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.''.
(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.
SEC. 3. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING BY FORMER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF
CONGRESS.
(a) 2-Year Post-Employment Ban on All Lobbying.--
(1) Former officers of the house of representatives.--
Subparagraph (C) of section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United
States Code, as amended by section 2(a)(2), is amended by
striking ``within 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 inserting ``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''.
(6) Former staff of other legislative offices of
congress.--Paragraph (6)(A) of section 207(e) of such title is
amended by striking ``within 1 year'' and inserting ``within 2
years''.
(b) Lowering Income Threshold for Application of Restrictions.--
Paragraph (7)(A) of section 207(e) of such title is amended by striking
``75 percent of the basic rate of pay'' and inserting ``50 percent of
the basic rate of 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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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