3.0.0 2233 2023-01-13T04:49:06Z 2023-01-13T04:49:06Z Senate S S 2006-02-01 109 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-02-01T19:27:01Z 2006-02-01 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S452-453) IntroReferral 2006-02-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S452) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N Congress Charities Conflict of interests Congressional employees Congressional officers Congressional travel Crime and Law Enforcement Ex-Members of Congress Gifts Government Operations and Politics Lobbying Political action committees Senate rules and procedure Social Welfare Tax-exempt organizations Taxation Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Congress 00 2006-02-01 Introduced in Senate 2006-03-10T21:46:21Z Lobbyist Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to extend from one to two years the ban on lobbying contacts by former Members of Congress, elected officers of either chamber, or a congressional employee with a Member, officer, congressional employee, and employee of any other congressional legislative office.

Amends the Standing Rules of the Senate to: (1) exclude gifts from lobbyists from the gift ban exceptions; and (2) prohibit reimbursement from individuals for travel by a Member, officer, or employee. Allows travel reimbursement only from charitable organizations not affiliated with any group that lobbies before Congress.

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a political committee from being designated as an authorized committee if a registered lobbyist is formally affiliated with it.

]]> Lobbyist Reform Act of 2006 Display Title Lobbyist Reform Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reform and improve the regulation of lobbying and congressional ethics. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Lobbyist Reform Act of 2006 Popular Titles Lobbying Reform bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2006-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2233is/xml/BILLS-109s2233is.xml 2006-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S452-453) 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.