II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1398 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2005 Mr. Feingold introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide more rigorous requirements with respect to ethics and lobbying.

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This Act may be cited as the Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2005. (b)

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The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Enhancing lobbying disclosure Sec. 101. Quarterly filing of lobbying disclosure reports. Sec. 102. Electronic filing of lobbying disclosure reports. Sec. 103. Public database of lobbying disclosure information. Sec. 104. Identification of officials with whom lobbying contacts are made. Sec. 105. Disclosure by registered lobbyists of all past executive and congressional employment. Sec. 106. Disclosure of grassroots activities by paid lobbyists. Sec. 107. Disclosure of lobbying activities by certain coalitions and associations. Sec. 108. Increased penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements. TITLE II—Slowing the revolving door Sec. 201. Amendments to restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches. Sec. 202. Reform of waiver process for acts affecting a personal financial interest. Sec. 203. Public disclosure by Members of Congress of employment negotiations. Sec. 204. Wrongfully influencing, on a partisan basis, an entity’s employment decisions or practices. Sec. 205. Amendment to Code of Official Conduct to prohibit favoritism. Sec. 206. Elimination of floor privileges and other perks for former Member lobbyists. TITLE III—Curbing excesses in privately funded travel and lobbyist gifts Sec. 301. Required certification that congressional travel meets certain conditions. Sec. 302. Requirement of full payment and disclosure of charter flights. Sec. 303. False certification in connection with congressional travel. Sec. 304. Increased disclosure of travel by Members. Sec. 305. Guidelines respecting travel expenses. Sec. 306. Prohibition on gifts by registered lobbyists to Members of Congress and to congressional employees. Sec. 307. Prohibition on members accepting gifts from lobbyists. TITLE IV—Oversight of ethics and lobbying Sec. 401. Comptroller General review and semiannual report on activities carried out by Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate under Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.