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Advocacy Blog
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Dreier Moves To Ban Former Members From Floor, Gym
The House this week will kick off the second session of the 109th Congress by kicking lobbyists out of an inner sanctum: the members’ gym.
Rep. David Dreier (R-CA)the chairman of the House Rules Committee, said he will introduce a resolution on Tuesday that would bar former members who were registered lobbyists from the House floor and House gymnasium. The full House would vote on the measure a day later.
Past members already are banned from the chamber if a bill they are lobbying is pending before the full House or any committee.
Former members who are registered lobbyists would be allowed to enter the chamber only on ceremonial occasions, such as Former Member Day.
Posted by Jennifer Lowe
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