[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4671 Introduced in House (IH)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4671

 To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require reporting of 
         the congressional offices to which gifts are provided.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2006

  Mr. Garrett of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require reporting of 
         the congressional offices to which gifts are provided.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clarity in Lobbying Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING BY LOBBYISTS OF GIFTS TO CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES.

    Section 5(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1604(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) the recipient and amount of any gift given by a 
        registrant or employee listed as a lobbyist to a covered 
        legislative branch official.
For purposes of paragraph (5), the term `gift' means a gratuity, favor, 
discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item 
having monetary value. The term includes gifts of services, training, 
transportation, lodging, and meals, whether provided in kind, by 
purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement after the 
expense has been incurred.''.
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