LOBBYISTS
Amendments
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S260, S264, S265, S266, S301, S308, S309 [9JA], S320, S321, S322, S323, S331, S332, S334, S345, S395, S396, S397, S399, S400 [10JA], S418, S430, S431, S432, S433, S437, S438, S439, S440, S441, S466, S467, S468, S469, S471, S472, S473, S474 [11JA], S486, S488, S490, S491, S492, S494, S496, S499, S500, S503, S522, S523, S524, S525, S526, S527 [12JA], S552, S554, S556, S557, S558, S559, S565, S566, S613, S615, S616, S617, S618, S619, S621, S622, S623, S624, S625 [16JA], S742, S743, S780 [18JA], S783 [22JA], S10400, S10401, S10523 [31JY], S10649, S10654 [1AU]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), H5764, H5766, H5767, H5768, H5770, H5771, H5775 [24MY]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), consideration (H. Res. 437), H5745 [24MY]
Political ethics: require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), H5749, H5757 [24MY]
———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), consideration (H. Res. 437), H5745 [24MY]
Analyses
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (S. 1), S10708-S10714 [2AU]
Articles and editorials
American Diplomats Tend To Become Saudi Lobbyists—But Maybe Not for Much Longer, H5769 [24MY]
Get an Eyeful of Earmarks, H16824 [18DE]
Lawmakers' Lobbying Spouses Avoid Hill Reforms, S639 [17JA]
Lobbyists' Lure to GOP—`Indulge Yourself', S10705 [2AU]
New Routes for Money To Sway Voters—501c Groups Escape Disclosure Rules, S570 [16JA]
Bills and resolutions
Congress: disclose the original source of funds made payable to a lobbyist who is subcontracted to engage in lobbying activities on behalf of a third person or entity (see H.R. 90), H113 [5JA]
———establish Office of Public Integrity (see H.R. 422), H434 [11JA]
———prohibit payment of individuals to reserve a place in line for a seat for a lobbyist at a congressional committee hearing or business meeting (see S. 2177), S12988 [17OC]
———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (see S. 1), S36 [4JA] (see S. 230), S283 [9JA]
Crime: increase penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements (see S. 88), S38 [4JA]
Federal employees: further restrict Federal officers and employees from representing or advising foreign entities after leaving Government service (see H.R. 168), H116 [5JA]
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see S. 192), S41 [4JA]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2316), H5052 [15MY]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), consideration (see H. Res. 437), H5722 [23MY]
House of Representatives: reform earmark process (see H. Res. 491), H6660 [18JN]
House Rules: clarify and make corrections to the House ban on air travel (see H. Res. 92), H944 [24JA]
Law enforcement: deter public corruption (see S. 1946), S10787 [2AU] (see H.R. 2438), H5621 [22MY]
———strengthen ability to combat public corruption (see S. 118), S39 [4JA] (see H.R. 1872), H3473 [17AP]
Lobbying Disclosure Act: require additional reporting by lobbying firms (see H.R. 2093), H4291 [1MY]
Members of Congress: increase post-employment restriction time period on Members and elected officers of either House of Congress (see H.R. 2494), H5923 [24MY]
———restrict the ability of the spouses of Members of Congress to lobby Congress (see S. 105), S39 [4JA]
Pharmaceuticals: require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 3023), H7775 [12JY]
Political ethics: require disclosure of contributions collected or arranged for Federal candidates or officeholders, leadership political action committees, and political parties (see H.R. 633), H885 [23JA]
———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (see H.R. 2317), H5053 [15MY]
———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), consideration (see H. Res. 437), H5722 [23MY]
Senate: reform earmark process (see S. Res. 123), S3750 [26MR]
Taxation: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 804), H1209 [5FE]
Certifications
Congressionally directed spending information required by S. 1, Honest Leadershgip and Open Government Act: Senator Byrd, S11011 [4SE], S11167 [6SE]
———Senator Harkin, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S13751 [5NO]
Congressionally directed spending information required by S. 1, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act: Senator Byrd, S12406 [2OC], S12961 [17OC]
Cloture motions
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S502, S503 [12JA], S569 [16JA], S666 [17JA], S10400 [31JY], S10716 [2AU]
Letters
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act: several civic organizations, H9207 [31JY]
House ethics rules relative to charitable events: Representative Boehner, H5743 [24MY]
Repeal reporting and disclosure requirements imposed on paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying: Caroline Fredrickson and Marvin Johnson, ACLU, S649 [17JA]
———Douglas Johnson and Susan Muskett, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S649-S651 [17JA]
———several advocacy organizations, S651 [17JA]
Require Senators to publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter: Senator Feinstein, Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S11744 [19SE]
———Senator Grassley, S11744 [19SE]
Require three calendar days notice before proceeding to any legislative matter in the Senate: Rafael DeGennaro, ReadtheBill.org (organization), S420 [11JA]
Motions
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S343, S344 [10JA], S430 [11JA]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), H5772 [24MY]
Political ethics: require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), H5753 [24MY]
Press releases
Senate Appropriations Committee Announces Earmark Reform Standards: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S4557 [17AP]
Remarks in House
Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H2936 [22MR], H3484 [18AP], H9714 [4AU]
———impose moratorium on earmarks, H11398 [10OC], H12242 [31OC], H14161 [5DE]
———provide greater transparency in the legislative process, H95 [5JA]
———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), H5710, H5711 [23MY], H6114 [7JN], H9192-H9210 [31JY], H9282, H9283, H9284 [1AU], H10133 [5SE], E1694 [2AU], E1785 [4SE]
———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H69, H72-H75, H78, H79, H103 [5JA], H127, H235 [9JA], H1037, H1040, H1042 [30JA], H1213, H1214 [6FE], H2734 [20MR], H2964, H2966, H2969 [23MR], H4861 [10MY], H5689 [23MY], H5994-H5999 [5JN], H6149 [7JN], H6242, H6261-H6266, H6310-H6317, H6319-H6327 [12JN], H6336, H6337, H6338, H6347-H6384, H6390-H6393 [13JN], H6407, H6409, H6410, H6411-H6419 [14JN], H6655 [18JN], H6740, H6812-H6816 [20JN], H7371-H7373 [28JN], H7661, H7765 [12JY], H7889-H7892, H7928 [17JY], H8081-H8085, H8091 [18JY], H8136 [19JY], H8330, H8331, H8334, H8337, H8341 [24JY], H9631 [2AU], H10611, H10613, H10614 [19SE], H10748-H10753 [24SE], H12369 [31OC], H13901 [14NO], H16816, H16819-H16823 [18DE]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H317 [10JA], H518 [16JA]
Diplomats: restrict former ambassadors and CIA station chiefs from representing or advising foreign entities after leaving Government service, H5769, H5770 [24MY]
Education: exempt elected public officials and registered lobbyists from student loan forgiveness programs, H7556 [11JY]
Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit using funds allocated for any future Affordable Housing Trust Fund for political and lobbying activities, H5429 [17MY]
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, H5773, H5774 [24MY]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying, H6114 [7JN], H6243 [12JN], H10906 [26SE]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), H5751-H5753, H5759-H5776, H5914 [24MY], H9055, H9056, H9057, H9058, H9189 [31JY], E1759 [4AU]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), consideration (H. Res. 437), H5738-H5747 [24MY], E1195 [5JN], E1232 [11JN]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), corrections in engrossment, H5776 [24MY]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), motion to recommit, H5773, H5774 [24MY]
Government regulations: impose same post-employment restrictions on contract employees as currently imposed on former Members and staff, H5763 [24MY]
Healthy Communities Water Supply Act: prohibit use of funds for lobbying activities or for payment of membership dues to an organization or association, H2328, H2329 [8MR]
House of Representatives: implement ethics reform and improve oversight of lobbyist activities and travel guidelines, H32-H39 [4JA]
———inform Members, officers, or employees the beginning and ending dates of any post-employment restrictions on lobbying contacts, H5767 [24MY]
———reform earmark process, H5585 [22MY]
———reform earmark process (H. Res. 491), H6622 [18JN]
House Rules: clarify and make corrections to the House ban on air travel (H. Res. 92), H948 [29JA]
———prohibit Members, officers, and employees of the House from accepting gifts from public universities and State and local governments, H5742, H5743 [24MY]
———restore transparency, accountability, and oversight, H62, H64, H65 [5JA]
Members of Congress: basketball game against American League of Lobbyists, H10691 [20SE]
———permit Members to omit personally identifiable information not required to be disclosed on the reports posted on the Internet by the Clerk of the House, H5766, H5767 [24MY]
Political action committees: require disclosure of bundled contributions, H5754 [24MY]
Political ethics: discourage use of family relationship to Members of Congress as means to gain advantage over other lobbyists, H5770, H5771 [24MY]
———provide for the recipient's right to challenge or correct any information included in quarterly reports on bundled contributions prior to filing, H5751 [24MY]
———require disclosure of contributions collected or arranged for Federal candidates or officeholders, leadership political action committees, and political parties (H.R. 633), E178 [23JA]
———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, H9209 [31JY]
———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), H5749-H5755, H5757, H5914 [24MY], H7418 [28JN]
———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), consideration (H. Res. 437), H5738-H5747 [24MY], E1195 [5JN], E1232 [11JN]
———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), motion to recommit, H5754 [24MY]
Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act: prohibit use of funds for lobbying activities or for payment of membership dues to an organization or association, H11284, H11285 [4OC]
Water Quality Investment Act: prohibit use of funds for lobbying activities or for payment of membership dues to an organization or association, H2263 [7MR]
Remarks in Senate
Colleges and universities: prohibit use of student tuition or Federal funding for lobbying activities, S9752-S9756, S9759 [23JY], S9798 [24JY]
Commission To Strengthen Confidence in Congress: require a report regarding political contributions before and after the enactment of certain laws, S553-S555 [16JA]
Committees of the Senate: certify certain information identifying congressionally directed spending and name of Senator requesting such spending, S11010 [4SE], S11167 [6SE], S12406 [2OC]
Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, S3153 [15MR], S4232 [10AP], S4465 [16AP], S7573 [13JN], S8758, S8760 [9JY]
———clarify that earmarks added to a conference report that are not considered by the Senate or the House of Representatives are out of scope, S322 [10JA], S10714 [2AU]
———permit travel hosted by certain preapproved nonprofit organizations sponsoring educational programs, S664, S665 [17JA]
———prohibit authorization or approprations legislation from containing earmarks in classified portions of the bill or report without an unclassified description of the earmarks, S556 [16JA]
———prohibit former senior staff members from engaging in lobbying activities for two years, S488 [12JA], S736, S737 [18JA]
———prohibit influencing of a private entity's employment decisions or practices in exchange for political influence, S559 [16JA]
———provide greater transparency in the legislative process, S14040 [7NO], S14115 [8NO]
———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S9, S48, S198 [4JA], S219, S220 [8JA], S250-S268, S272-S274 [9JA], S314, S319-S325, S331-S345 [10JA], S405, S406, S415-S421, S425-S441 [11JA], S485-S497, S499-S504 [12JA], S547-S571 [16JA], S636-S641, S647-S667, S708 [17JA], S720-S722, S731, S746 [18JA], S876, S905 [23JA], S1049 [24JA], S1185 [25JA], S1256 [29JA], S8400 [26JN], S8523 [27JN], S8652 [28JN], S8731 [29JN], S8764-S8766, S8789 [9JY], S8935, S8936 [10JY], S9072, S9073 [12JY], S10389-S10401 [31JY], S10687-S10719, S10723, S10762, S10774 [2AU], S11010 [4SE], S11363 [11SE], S11742-S11744 [19SE], S11997 [24SE], S12406 [2OC], S12706 [4OC], S14147 [8NO]
———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S240 [8JA], S250 [9JA], S10687 [2AU]
———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S322 [10JA], S415-S417, S419, S425-S430, S434-S437 [11JA], S491-S494, S500 [12JA], S548, S551, S555, S563-S565, S567, S568 [16JA], S1888, S1896 [13FE], S4560 [17AP], S8667-S8670 [28JN], S8764-S8766 [9JY], S8935, S8936 [10JY], S9072, S9073 [12JY], S9752, S9755, S9756 [23JY], S10401 [31JY], S11465, S11467 [12SE], S12743-S12747 [4OC], S13142 [19OC], S13237 [23OC], S14360 [14NO], S14430 [15NO], S15874 [18DE]
———relationship with special interest groups, S5465 [2MY]
———require any recipient of a Federal award to disclose all lobbying and political advocacy, S438 [11JA], S569 [16JA]
Contracts: prohibit recipients of Federal contracts from using funding for lobbying activities, S9754, S9755 [23JY]
Crime: increase penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements, S323 [10JA], S489 [12JA]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit the use of earmarks to award no bid contracts and noncompetitive grants, S15607, S15609 [14DE]
Federal Election Campaign Act: modify application to Indian tribes, S264 [9JA], S342, S343 [10JA], S416 [11JA]
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (S. 192), S186 [4JA]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), S6968 [25MY], S6972 [4JN], S8667-S8670 [28JN]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), unanimous-consent request, S8400, S8401 [26JN], S8667 [28JN], S8765 [9JY], S9296 [17JY]
Government regulations: repeal reporting and disclosure requirements imposed on paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying, S647, S660-S663 [17JA], S739, S740, S743 [18JA]
Labor unions: protect individuals from having their money involuntarily collected and used for lobbying by a labor organization, S322 [10JA]
Law enforcement: deter public corruption (S. 1946), S10795-S10798 [2AU], S14675 [3DE]
———strengthen ability to combat public corruption, S332-S334 [10JA]
———strengthen ability to combat public corruption (S. 118), S117 [4JA]
Members of Congress: prohibit former Members from engaging in lobbying activities, S488 [12JA]
———prohibit former Members who are lobbyists from using Senate or House gym and parking privileges, S488 [12JA]
———restrict the ability of the spouses of Members of Congress to lobby Congress, S323 [10JA], S439 [11JA], S492 [12JA], S638-S641 [17JA]
Political ethics: extend certain laws and rules to the executive and judicial branches of Government, S567 [16JA], S640 [17JA], S905 [23JA]
———prohibit lobbyists from throwing lavish parties honoring Members of Congress at political party conventions, S10705 [2AU]
———repeal reporting and disclosure requirements imposed on paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying-S652 [17JA]
———require disclosure of contributions collected or arranged for Federal candidates or officeholders, leadership political action committees, and political parties, S566 [16JA], S741 [18JA], S10698, S10699 [2AU]
———require foreign lobbyists to file disclosures electronically and make database accessible to the public, S1185 [25JA]
———require paid lobbyists to report all expenditures, S1185 [25JA]
———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), S6968 [25MY], S6972 [4JN]
Senate: allow acceptance of transportation in privately-owned aircraft for certain travel within a Senator's State, S334-S336 [10JA], S496 [12JA], S10701 [2AU]
———establish an Office of Public Integrity, S433, S434 [11JA], S560-S562 [16JA], S637 [17JA], S721, S743, S744 [18JA]
———reform earmark process, S10715-S10719 [2AU], S15882 [18DE]
———reform earmark process (S. Res. 123), S9295 [17JY]
———reform earmark process (S. Res. 123), unanimous-consent request, S4134 [29MR], S4556-S4559 [17AP], S8765 [9JY], S9296 [17JY]
———require Senators to publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter, S272-S274 [9JA], S10689 [2AU], S11742-S11744 [19SE], S11997 [24SE]
Senate Rules: require that amendments and motions to recommit with instructions be copied and provided by the clerk to the desks of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader before being debated, S494 [12JA]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 437) (H. Rept. 110-167), H5722 [23MY]
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2316) (H. Rept. 110-161), H5530 [21MY]
Lobbying Transparency Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2317) (H. Rept. 110-162), H5530 [21MY]
Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 110-239), S15062 [10DE]
Studies
Iowa State University Earmark Process, S9754 [23JY]
University of Alaska Earmark Process, S9753 [23JY]
University of Georgia Earmark Process, S9753 [23JY]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Earmark Process, S9754 [23JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 437, consideration of H.R. 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, H5738 [24MY]
H. Res. 437, consideration of H.R. 2317, Lobbying Transparency Act, H5738 [24MY]
H.R. 491, reform House of Representatives earmark process, H6623 [18JN]
H.R. 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, H5764-H5766 [24MY]
H.R. 2317, Lobbying Transparency Act, H5749 [24MY]
S. 1, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, S10389-S10400 [31JY], H9192-H9203 [31JY]
S. 1, provide greater transparency in the legislative process, S42-S48 [4JA], S991-S1000 [23JA]
S. 118, Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act, S118 [4JA]
S. 1946, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, S10796 [2AU]
S. Res. 123, Senate earmark process reform, S3758 [26MR]