HR 929 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.

Introduced Feb 12, 2015 Originated House Sponsor David N. Cicilline D-RI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the federal criminal code to replace the current two-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators and one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Members of the House of Representatives with any Member, officer, or employee of either chamber with an outright ban at any time on such contacts, subject to fines and/or imprisonment.

Specifies a one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former elected officers of the House with any House Member, officer, or employee.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2015 to Jul 14, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalFeb 12, 2015
D-FLGwen GrahamJul 14, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Feb 12, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Feb 12, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 12, 2015Introduced in House

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