The ethics bill will bar former members of Congress from lobbying their former colleagues in either chamber until a year after they leave office.

Senate rules bar members from soliciting speaking engagements to avoid paying travel costs themselves.

They also bar members from renting weeks for which they already have exchanged.

Transition rules bar members for six months from lobbying Government agencies they helped staff.

House rules bar members from receiving gifts that total more than $250 from any single source in a year.

The counterterrorism bill would also bar members of blacklisted organizations from visiting the United States.

Watson, who grew up playing golf at the club, said he would not tolerate being part of an organization that bars Jewish members.

Current "revolving door" rules bar former members from directly lobbying for one year.

At various times in the past, Scout groups have barred members of some races or have segregated troops, though the organization no longer does that.

The practice of barring members of Congress from serving in other civil offices was not without exception.