Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 26 — Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
§ 1607. Rules of construction
Statutory text
Constitutional rights
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or interfere with—
the right to petition the Government for the redress of grievances;
the right to express a personal opinion; or
the right of association,
protected by the first amendment to the Constitution.
Prohibition of activities
Nothing 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.
Audit and investigations
Nothing 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.
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.
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
Pub. L. 104–65 § 8 · 109 Stat. 691
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1607
(Pub. L. 104–65, § 8, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 699.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 104–65, § 8, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 699.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 8. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. (a) Constitutional Rights.— Nothing in this Act 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 Activities.— Nothing in this Act 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 Act. (c) Audit and Investigations.— Nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant general audit or investigative authority to the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act” meaning Pub. L. 104–65, , 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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , see section 24 of Pub. L. 104–65, set out as a note under section 1601 of this title.