3.0.0 230 2023-01-11T20:06:02Z 2023-01-11T20:06:02Z Senate S S 2007-01-09 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-09T23:09:56Z Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 110 1 S 2007-09-14 Became Public Law No: 110-81. Related bill CRS Lobbying, Ethics, and Earmarks Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 110 192 S 2007-02-27 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2007-01-09 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-01-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-01-09 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-01-09 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2007-01-09 True Congress Air travel Appropriations Auditing Authorization Campaign funds Conferences Conflict of interests Congressional Record Congressional agencies Congressional committees (House) Congressional committees (Senate) Congressional conference committees Congressional elections Congressional employees Congressional ethics Congressional information resources Congressional investigations Congressional leadership Congressional officers Congressional privileges and immunities Congressional publicity Congressional reorganization Congressional reporting requirements Congressional travel Congressional voting Data banks Economics and Public Finance Election candidates Electronic data interchange Employee training Ex-Members of Congress Families Federal aid programs Federal employees Federal officials Federally-guaranteed loans Fees Finance and Financial Sector Financial disclosure Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign agents Fund raising Gifts Government Operations and Politics Government lending House Standards of Official Conduct House of Representatives House rules and procedure Income tax International Affairs Internet Law Legislation Legislative amendments Legislative calendars Licenses Lobbying Members of Congress Parking facilities Political action committees Political conventions Political parties Politicians' families Science, Technology, Communications Senate Senate Ethics Senate rules and procedure Sports and Recreation Sports facilities Standards Tariff Tax credits Tax deductions Tax exclusion Tax returns Taxation Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Web sites Congress 00 2007-01-09 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-01T20:00:42Z Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007 - Revises the Standing Rules of the Senate or prescribes requirements with respect to: (1) conference reports; (2) elimination of certain floor privileges and other benefits and privileges for former Members, Senate officers, and Speakers of the House who are lobbyists or seek financial gain; (3) a ban on gifts from lobbyists; (4) travel restrictions and disclosure; (5) post-employment restrictions; (6) public disclosure by Members of employment negotiations; (7) conflicts of interest with respect to a Member's spouse or immediate family members; (8) a Member's use of influence on certain hiring decisions; and (9) notices of intent to object to proceeding to a measure or matter.

Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) and the Foreign Agents Registration Act with respect to various specified disclosures by registered lobbyists and foreign government lobbyists.

Requires: (1) the Comptroller General to audit lobbying registration and related reports annually; and (2) the Select Committee on Ethics to provide certain ethics training and awareness programs for Senators and their staff.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the lobbying community should develop specified proposals for multiple self-regulatory organizations.

Amends the federal criminal code to extend from one to two years the ban on lobbying contacts by former very senior executive personnel, former Members of Congress, and officers of the legislative branch with any Member, officer, or employee of the entity in which such person served before his or her tenure terminated.

Prohibits former employees of either chamber of Congress, within two years after leaving office, from making lobbying contacts with a Member, officer, or employee of either chamber.

Amends the LDA to prohibit a registered lobbyist from knowingly making a gift or providing travel to a Member, officer, or employee of Congress, unless the gift or travel may be accepted under the rules of the House or the Senate.

Establishes the Senate Office of Public Integrity.

]]> Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s230is/xml/BILLS-110s230is.xml 2007-01-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.