LOBBYING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4975), H2032, H2036, H2037, H2038, H2039, H2040, H2042, H2044, H2046 [3MY]

Analyses

Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 4975): Public Citizen (organization), H2026-H2028 [3MY]

Articles and editorials

Kill This Bill, H2012 [3MY]

Lobbyist Empowerment Act, H2014 [3MY]

Now You See It, Now You Don't, H2013 [3MY]

``One of the Greatest Legislative Scams That I Have Seen'', H2013 [3MY]

Real Lobbying Reform, H2026 [3MY]

Sham Lobbying Reform, H2014 [3MY]

Snow Job on Lobbying, H2013 [3MY]

Stillborn Reform, H2013 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4975): consideration (see H. Res. 783), H1851 [26AP]

Memorandums

Loss of Federal Pension Annuity Payments for Conviction of Certain Crimes and Contract Issues: Jack Maskell, Congressional Research Service, H2020 [3MY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4975), H2046 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H1881 [27AP]

Enact (H.R. 4975), H1427 [4AP], H1710 [25AP], H1746, H1749, H1827-H1829 [26AP], H1873 [27AP], H1985, H2011-H2030, H2032-H2057 [3MY], E643 [27AP], E730 [4MY], E736 [5MY], E775 [10MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 783), H1874-H1886 [27AP]

———corrections in engrossment, H2058 [3MY]

———motion to recommit, H2055, H2056 [3MY]

Government: clarify application of criminal bribery and illegal gratuities statutes relative to earmarks, H2044, H2045 [3MY]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying, H2024, H2055, H2056 [3MY], E730 [4MY]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government, H1882 [27AP]

House Rules: prohibit privately-funded travel by any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives, H1885 [27AP]

———reform the ethics process, H1880 [27AP], H2028 [3MY]

Lobbyists: examine practice of charging percentage contingency fees in exchange for earmarks, H1881, H1882 [27AP]

———increase civil penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements, H2036, H2037 [3MY]

———require disclosure of solicitation and transfer of campaign contributions and report of service as officer of campaign or political committees, H2020, H2025 [3MY]

———require registered lobbyists to complete mandatory ethics training, H2042-H2044 [3MY]

Medicare: prohibit negotiation of prices for prescription drugs, H1883 [27AP]

Members of Congress: allow privately-funded travel during interim period whenever two-thirds members of the Committee on Ethics (House) vote to approve the proposed trip, H2015, H2038, H2039 [3MY]

———protect pension benefits of spouses and children of individuals involved in criminal behavior if such family members were not involved in or aware of the crime, H2042-H2044 [3MY]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), append language to H.R. 4975, Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act, H2057 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4975), S3949-S3952 [3MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4975, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 783) (H. Rept. 109-441), H1851 [26AP]

Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4975) (H. Rept. 109-439), H1740 [25AP]

———Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 4975) (H. Rept. 109-439), H1740 [25AP]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 4975) (H. Rept. 109-439), H1740 [25AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4975) (H. Rept. 109-439), H1740 [25AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 783, consideration of H.R. 4975, provisions, H1874, H1877 [27AP]

H.R. 4975, provisions, H2032-H2036 [3MY]