# 43 CFR § 20.506: Appropriations, legislation and lobbying

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.506

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 CFR § 20.506
- **Heading:** Appropriations, legislation and lobbying
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—Public Lands: Interior > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 20—EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT > Subpart E—Other Employee Conduct Provisions

## Text

(a) Unless expressly authorized by Congress, employees are prohibited from using any part of the money appropriated by any enactment of Congress to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any bill or resolution proposing such legislation or appropriation; this prohibition does not prevent any employee from communicating to Members of Congress on the request of any Member or through proper official channels, requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary for the efficient conduct of the public business (18 U.S.C. 1913).
(b) When acting in their official capacity, employees are required to refrain from promoting or opposing legislation relating to programs of the Department without the official sanction of the property Departmental authority.
(c) The rights of employees, individually or collectively, to otherwise petition Congress, or to a Committee or Member thereof, shall not be interfered with or denied (5 U.S.C. 7211).

## Nearby sections

- [43 CFR § 20.101 § 20.101 Cross-references to ethical conduct, financial disclosure and other applicable regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.101.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.102 § 20.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.102.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.103 § 20.103 Employee responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.103.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.201 § 20.201 Ethics officials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.201.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.202 § 20.202 Ethics program responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.202.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.203 § 20.203 Exclusion from confidential financial disclosure requirement for certain special Government employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.203.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.301 § 20.301 General policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.301.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.302 § 20.302 Exclusions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.302.md)
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- [43 CFR § 20.402 § 20.402 Interests in underground or surface coal mining operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.402.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.403 § 20.403 Certificates of disclaimer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.403.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.501 § 20.501 General policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.501.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.502 § 20.502 Conformance with policy and subordination to authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.502.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.503 § 20.503 Scope of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.503.md)

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