§ 1606. Penalties

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1995

   Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

   Pub. L. 104–65 § 7 · 109 Stat. 691

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1606

   Pub. L. 104–65, § 7, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 699

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 104–65, § 7, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 699

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 7. PENALTIES. Whoever knowingly fails to— (1) remedy a defective filing within 60 days after notice of such a defect by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives; or (2) comply with any other provision of this Act; shall, upon proof of such knowing violation by a preponderance of the evidence, be subject to a civil fine of not more than $50,000, depending on the extent and gravity of the violation.

2. 2007

   Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

   Pub. L. 110–81 title II § 211(a) · 121 Stat. 735

   1. Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 1606

      Pub. L. 110–81 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 1606

      Pub. L. 110–81 inserted heading

   3. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 1606

      Pub. L. 110–81 substituted “$200,000” for “$50,000” in concluding provisions

   4. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 1606

      Pub. L. 110–81 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 110–81 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “$200,000” for “$50,000” in concluding provisions, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 7 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1606) is amended— (1) by striking “Whoever” and inserting “(a) Civil Penalty.—Whoever”; (2) by striking “$50,000” and inserting “$200,000”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Criminal Penalty.— Whoever knowingly and corruptly fails to comply with any provision of this Act shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years or fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.” .

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 110–81, title II, § 211(b), Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 749, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to any violation committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 14, 2007].”

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