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2 U.S.C. § 1607

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United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective

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2 U.S.C. § 1607, Rules of construction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/423220
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or interfere with— 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. 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.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 104-65(S. 1060)1995-12-19
    Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 98–0