3.0.0 5751 2023-01-11T13:21:56Z 2023-01-11T13:21:56Z House H HR 2010-07-15 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-08-05T16:02:09Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-07-15T14:01:46Z 2010-08-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2010-07-29 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2010-07-28 14:12:17 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2010-07-28 14:12:16 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2010-07-28 14:12:15 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6204) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2010-07-28 14:12:15 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6204) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-28 13:58:50 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5751. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2010-07-28 13:58:49 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6204-6206) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2010-07-28 13:58:48 Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2010-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2010-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000372 Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15] Mary Jo Kilroy D OH 15 N Government Operations and Politics Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Justice Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Public participation and lobbying User charges and fees Government Operations and Politics 00 2010-07-15 Introduced in House 2010-07-29T17:14:57Z Fee on Lobbyists Act - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require each registrant to pay an annual fee of $25 to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and $25 to the Secretary of the Senate when filing the lobbyist registration and when filing the first quarterly report for each year. Applies this requirement to new registrations.

Directs the Clerk and the Secretary to reconcile their databases so that information in them is compatible and easily comparable.

Sets a penalty for failure to file timely reports of $500 for a first failure and $1,000 for a second or subsequent failure. Makes funds from such fines available for the review and auditing of registrant filings and reports.

Requires the Clerk and the Secretary to maintain and make publicly available a list of all persons who fail to file required reports by the required dates. Requires removal of a person from that list upon the filing of the report and payment of the fine.

]]> 36 2010-07-28 Passed House amended 2010-08-11T13:57:53Z Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish the Lobbying Disclosure Act Enforcement Task Force, which shall: (1) have primary responsibility for investigating and prosecuting each case referred to the Attorney General involving a lobbyist or lobbying firm that has been notified that it may be in noncompliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 and that has failed to provide an appropriate response within 60 days; and (2) collect and disseminate information regarding enforcement of such Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Amends such Act to: (1) provide for referral of cases to the Attorney General (current law provides for referrals to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia); and (2) require the Attorney General's enforcement report to specified congressional committees to include the name of the individual lobbyists or lobbying firms involved in each case.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make recommendations to Congress regarding: (1) the enforcement of and compliance with such Act; and (2) the need for resources available for the enhanced enforcement of such Act.

]]> Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act Display Title Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registrants to pay an annual fee of $50, to impose a penalty of $500 for failure to file timely reports required by that Act, to provide for the use of the funds from such fees and penalties for reviewing and auditing filings by registrants, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fee on Lobbyists Act Short Titles as Passed House Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act H House Official Titles as Amended by House To provide for the establishment of a task force that will be responsible for investigating cases referred to the Attorney General under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, and for other purposes. H House Referred in Senate 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5751rfs/xml/BILLS-111hr5751rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2010-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5751eh/xml/BILLS-111hr5751eh.xml Introduced in House 2010-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5751ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5751ih.xml 2010-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.