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NO. A memorial to Congress does not have the force and effect of law, so it is not included in the actions for which you can be bribed is INCORRECT.

The prohibition against bribery applies to any attempt to influence the public servant's "vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action as a public servant." Although a memorial to Congress is not a bill and it will never have the force and effect of law, introducing the memorial is an action that the legislator takes in his or her role as a public servant. Therefore the prohibition against bribery applies to offers of a pecuniary benefit in exchange for introducing a memorial.

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