3.0.0 1398 2023-01-13T04:50:25Z 2023-01-13T04:50:25Z Senate S S 2005-07-14 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-07-14T18:01:48Z Ethics and Lobbying Reform Act of 2006 109 5677 HR 2006-06-22 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2005-07-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8306-8310) IntroReferral 2005-07-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8310-8311) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N Government Operations and Politics Charter airlines Conflict of interests Congress Congressional employees Congressional ethics Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Congressional travel Data banks Electronic data interchange Employee selection Ex-Members of Congress Federal employees Federal officials Finance and Financial Sector Financial disclosure Fines (Penalties) Fraud Gifts Government publicity Government travel House rules and procedure Internet Law Lobbying Science, Technology, Communications Senate rules and procedure Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-21T21:09:56Z Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require: (1) quarterly instead of semiannual filing of lobbying disclosure reports; (2) electronic filing; (3) maintenance of certain lobbying disclosure information in an electronic data base, available to the public free of charge over the Internet; (4) identification of each executive official and Member of Congress with whom lobbying contacts are made; (5) disclosure by registered lobbyists of all past executive and congressional employment; (6) disclosure of grassroots lobbying communications by paid lobbyists; (7) disclosure of lobbying activities by certain coalitions and associations; and (8) increased penalties for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements.

Extends from one to two years the ban on former very senior and senior executive personnel, former Members of Congress, and officers and employees of the legislative branch to engage in lobbying activities with any officer or employee of the entity in which such person served before his or her tenure terminated.

Requires public disclosure by Members of Congress of employment negotiations.

Subjects to fines and penalties a Member of Congress or an employee of the House who wrongfully influences, on a partisan basis, an entity's employment decisions or practices.

Amends the Code of Official Conduct in the House to prohibit favoritism.

Eliminates floor privileges and other perks for former Member lobbyists.

Requires certification that congressional travel meets certain conditions, and establishes civil fines for false certifications.

Requires Senators to provide full payment and specified disclosure of charter flights.

Requires Members of Congress to provide increased disclosure of his or her official travel.

Requires the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to develop and revise guidelines on reasonable expenses or expenditures for official government travel.

Prohibits gifts by registered lobbyists to Members of Congress and to congressional employees, with certain exceptions.

Prohibits Members of Congress from accepting gifts from lobbyists.

Calls for reviews and semiannual reports by the Comptroller General on activities carried out by the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate under the Act.

]]> Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2005 Display Title Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to ethics and lobbying. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2005 Popular Titles Lobbying Reform bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2005-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1398is/xml/BILLS-109s1398is.xml 2005-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8306-8310) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.