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§1606 Penalties
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 26— - DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES › § 1606
Summary
Knowingly failing to fix a faulty filing within 60 days after the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives notifies you, or knowingly failing to follow other rules in this chapter, is prohibited. If someone knowingly and corruptly breaks these rules, they can be jailed for not more than 5 years, fined under Title 18, or both.
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Title 2, §1606
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(a)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 chapter;
(b)Whoever knowingly and corruptly fails to comply with any provision of this chapter shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years or fined under title 18, or both.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act” meaning Pub. L. 104–65, Dec. 19, 1995, 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.
Amendments
2007—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).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2007 Amendment 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].”
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 24 of Pub. L. 104–65, set out as a note under section 1601 of this title.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 1606
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Apr 6, 2026
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