[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 201 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H10396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           JUSTICE AGAINST CORRUPTION ON K STREET ACT OF 2018

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass 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.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 2896

       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.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Collins) and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include extraneous materials on S. 2896, currently under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I support S. 2896, the JACK Act. This bill applies to 
the penalties for failure to disclose under the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act, failure to disclose State or Federal court convictions for the 
offences of bribery, extortion, embezzlement, fraud, and tax evasion.
  Mr. Speaker, I would urge all my colleagues to support this bill, and 
I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise as well in support of S. 2896, the Justice 
Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018, also known as the JACK Act.
  The JACK Act would require lobbyists to publicly disclose any State 
or Federal convictions for certain crimes of character, such as 
bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, 
fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or 
money laundering.
  As many of you have known, this bill impacts lobbyists and impacts 
individuals, such as Mr. Abramoff, who pleaded guilty to a number of 
counts in 2006.
  This is an important bill that was sponsored by Mr. Cohen, and I ask 
my colleagues to support this legislation, again, S. 2896, the Justice 
Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018, the JACK Act.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of S. 2896, and 
I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of this legislation, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, S. 2896.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

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