[Congressional Bills 109th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4670 Introduced in House (IH)] 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4670 To impose additional restrictions on lobbying activities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2006 Mr. Garrett of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To impose additional restrictions on lobbying activities. 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 ``Keep Lobbying Clean Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY CONVICTED FELONS. (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 219 the following: ``Sec. 220. Prohibition on lobbying activities by convicted felons ``(a) Prohibition.--Any person who has been convicted of a felony under Federal, State, or local law, and who engages in lobbying activities that would require registration with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives under section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `State' means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Penalties.--Section 216 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or 209'' each place it appears and inserting ``209, or 220''. (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections of chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 119 the following new item: ``220. Prohibition on lobbying activities by convicted felons.''. <all>