[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10062 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10062

    To amend title 29, District of Columbia Official Code, to treat 
 meetings held with officials of the Federal Government which are held 
   in the District of Columbia as activities not constituting doing 
   business in the District of Columbia for purposes of determining 
  whether organizations are required to register with the District of 
                               Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 29, 2024

  Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Crane, Mr. Burlison, and Mr. 
    Gosar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 29, District of Columbia Official Code, to treat 
 meetings held with officials of the Federal Government which are held 
   in the District of Columbia as activities not constituting doing 
   business in the District of Columbia for purposes of determining 
  whether organizations are required to register with the District of 
                               Columbia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Petition the Government 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MEETINGS BETWEEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND 
              FEDERAL OFFICIALS AS ACTIVITIES NOT CONSTITUTING DOING 
              BUSINESS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    Section 29-105.05(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) Holding meetings with Members of Congress or other 
        officers, employees, or representatives of the Federal 
        Government.''.
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