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1994 U.S. Code
Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 8A - REGULATION OF LOBBYING
Sec. 269 - Penalties and prohibitions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 8A - REGULATION OF LOBBYING
Sec. 269 - Penalties and prohibitions
Containssection 269
Date1994
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 4, 1995
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title III, §310, 60 Stat. 842.)
Statutes at Large Reference60 Stat. 842


§269 . Penalties and prohibitions

(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than ,000 or imprisonment for not more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(b) In addition to the penalties provided for in subsection (a) of this section, any person convicted of the misdemeanor specified therein is prohibited, for a period of three years from the date of such conviction, from attempting to influence, directly or indirectly, the passage or defeat of any proposed legislation or from appearing before a committee of the Congress in support of or opposition to proposed legislation; and any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than ,000, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title III, §310, 60 Stat. 842.)

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