[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2896 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2896

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for bribery, 
    extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, 
   conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money 
                              laundering.

    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 ``Justice Against Corruption on K 
Street Act of 2018'' or the ``JACK Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CORRUPT MALPRACTICE BY LOBBYISTS.

    (a) Registration.--Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) for any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a 
        Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery, 
        extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, 
        fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, 
        perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and a 
        description of the offense.''.
    (b) Quarterly Reports.--Section 5(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) for any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a 
        Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery, 
        extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, 
        fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, 
        perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and a 
        description of the offense.''.

            Passed the Senate August 23, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2896

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

    To require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for bribery, 
    extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, 
   conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money 
                              laundering.