[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                  THE LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995

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              LAUTENBERG (AND FEINGOLD) AMENDMENT NO. 1846

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment 
to the bill (S. 1060) to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT LOBBYING EXPENSES SHOULD 
                   REMAIN NONDEDUCTIBLE.

       (A) Findings.--The Senate finds that ordinary Americans 
     generally are not allowed to deduct the costs of 
     communicating with their elected representatives.
       (B) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that lobbying expenses should not be tax deductible.
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                LEVIN (AND McCONNELL) AMENDMENT NO. 1847

  Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. McConnell) proposed an amendment to 
the bill, S. 1060, supra; as follows:

       At the page 57 of the bill, at line 13, strike ``required 
     to account for lobbying expenditures and does account for 
     lobbying expenditures pursuant'' and insert: ``subject''.
       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC.   . DISCLOSURE OF THE VALUE OF ASSETS UNDER THE ETHICS 
                   IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978.

       (a) Income.--Section 102(a)(1)(B) of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 is amended--
       (1) in clause (vii) by striking ``or''; and
       (2) by striking clause (viii) and inserting the following:
       ``(viii) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than 
     $5,000,000, or
       ``(ix) greater than $5,000,000.''.
       (b) Assets and Liabilities.--Section 102(b)(1) of the 
     Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``and''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(G) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000;
       ``(H) greater than $5,000,000 but not more than 
     $25,000,000;
       ``(I) greater than $25,000,000 but not more than 
     $50,000,000; and
       ``(J) greater than $5,000,000.''.
       (c) Exception.--Section 102(e)(1) of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 is amended by adding after 
     subparagraph (R) the following:
       ``(F) For purposes of this section, categories with amounts 
     of values greater than $1,000,000 set forth in section 
     102(a)(1)(B) and 102(d)(1) shall apply to the income, assets, 
     or liabilities of spouses and dependent children only if the 
     income, assets, or liabilities are held jointly with the 
     reporting individual. All other income, assets, or 
     liabilities of the spouse or dependent children required to 
     be reported under this section in an amount or value greater 
     than $1,000,000 shall be categorized only as an amount or 
     value greater than $1,000,000.''.
     

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