[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 141 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4008. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2896, 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; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     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.''.

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