2013 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 26 - DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (§§ 1601 - 1614)
Section 1607 - Rules of construction
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 26 - DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES Sec. 1607 - Rules of construction |
| Contains | section 1607 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 104-65, §8, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 699. |
| Statutes at Large References | 109 Stat. 699, 691 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 104-65 |
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or interfere with—
(1) the right to petition the Government for the redress of grievances;
(2) the right to express a personal opinion; or
(3) the right of association,
protected by the first amendment to the Constitution.
(b) Prohibition of activitiesNothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit, or to authorize any court to prohibit, lobbying activities or lobbying contacts by any person or entity, regardless of whether such person or entity is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(c) Audit and investigationsNothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant general audit or investigative authority to the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 104–65, §8, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 699.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act” meaning Pub. L. 104–65, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 691, known as the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of this title and Tables.
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