To expand the prohibition on lobbying in the year after leaving service to the Senate to include a prohibition on paid coordination activities.
What it does: Adds SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON PAID COORDINATION LOBBYING ACTIVITIES wherever appropriateAdds SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON PAID COORDINATION LOBBYING ACTIVITIES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON PAID COORDINATION LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
Inserted: Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "13. A Member of the Senate or an employee of the Senate earning in excess of 75 percent of the salary paid to a Senator shall not engage in paid lobbying activity in the year after leaving the employment of the Senate, which shall include the development, coordination, or supervision of strategy or activity for the purpose of influencing legislation before either House of Congress.".
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SA 2995. Mr. OBAMA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2349, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place insert the following:
SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON PAID COORDINATION LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
“13. A Member of the Senate or an employee of the Senate earning in excess of 75 percent of the salary paid to a Senator shall not engage in paid lobbying activity in the year after leaving the employment of the Senate, which shall include the development, coordination, or supervision of strategy or activity for the purpose of influencing legislation before either House of Congress.”.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2995 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Obama.
March 29, 2006
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2995 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Obama.
March 29, 2006
Amendment SA 2995 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Obama. (consideration: CR S2490-2491; text: CR S2491) To expand the prohibition on lobbying in the year after leaving service to the Senate to include a prohibition on paid coordination activities.
March 29, 2006
Amendment SA 2995 ruled out of order by the chair.
March 29, 2006
Senate amendment submitted
March 9, 2006