[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 141 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5938-S5939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           JUSTICE AGAINST CORRUPTION ON K STREET ACT OF 2018

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 552, S. 2896.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Kennedy substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to, that the bill be 
considered read a third time and passed, and that the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 4008) was agreed to as follows:

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

       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''.

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     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.''.
  The bill (S. 2896), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.

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