[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 69 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 69

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Crane) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                         and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 29, District of Columbia Official Code, to treat 
meetings held by nonprofit organizations with officials of the Federal 
  Government which are held in the District of Columbia at locations 
      owned or leased by the Federal Government as activities not 
constituting doing business in the District of Columbia for purposes of 
 determining whether such 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) In the case of an entity that is described in 
        section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
        from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, holding a 
        meeting with a Member of Congress or another officer, employee, 
        or representative of the Federal Government at a location owned 
        or leased by the Federal Government.''.
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