LOBBYISTS

Articles and editorials

Five Minutes With Rosemary Mucklow, Ret., National Meat Association, H925 [13FE]

Lobbyists Smoothed the Way for a Spate of Foreign Deals, H542-H544 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY]

Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5755), H2223 [10AP]

Business and industry: prohibit recipients of emergency Federal assistance from using such funds for lobbying or political contributions, and improve transparency, accountability, and corporate governance (see S. 3698), S10659 [19NO]

Foreign Agents Registration Act: require individuals who represent foreign politicians, political parties, or other foreign entities to register (see S. 3123), S5592 [12JN]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: remove restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and operators of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation (see H.R. 6118), H4453 [21MY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: require disclosure of political intelligence activities (see H.R. 5617), H1701 [13MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions (see S. 3471), S8383 [11SE] (see H.R. 7254), H10827 [3OC]

Rangel, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 1396), H7788 [31JY]

Senate: authorize the production of records from office of Senator Bond for Dept. of Justice investigation into improper lobbying activities (see S. Res. 686), S9658 [26SE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and legal representation in People of the State of Michigan v. Sereal Leonard Gravlin (see S. Res. 687), S9658 [26SE]

Biographies

Mucklow, Rosemary, H924 [13FE]

Motions

Rangel, Representative: censure (H. Res. 1396), H7675 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks, H1451 [11MR], H1582 [12MR], H1638, H1650, H1655-H1657, H1672, H1676 [13MR], H1764 [14MR], H6583 [16JY]

———impose moratorium on earmarks (H.R. 5995), H3311 [8MY]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H335 [17JA], H482, H483 [29JA], H3806 [14MY], H4791-H4793 [22MY], H6476, H6551 [15JY], H6715 [17JY], H8391 [17SE], H9218-H9220, H9222, H9223, H9225 [24SE], E549 [9AP]

Federal employees: further restrict Federal officers and employees from representing or advising foreign entities after leaving Government service (H.R. 168), H377 [22JA]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: remove restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and operators of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation (H.R. 6118), E1039 [22MY]

House of Representatives: reform earmark process, H605 [6FE], H930, H932 [13FE], H977-H980 [14FE], H3190 [8MY], H3821, H3864-H3870 [14MY], H8040 [11SE], H8132 [16SE], H10705 [3OC]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: require disclosure of political intelligence activities (H.R. 5617), E428 [14MR]

Rangel, Representative: censure (H. Res. 1396), H7674 [31JY], H7984-H7987 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks, S1895 [11MR], S1929-S1931, S1960, S1975 [12MR], S2074, S2075, S2087-S2090 [13MR]

Business and industry: prohibit recipients of emergency Federal assistance from using such funds for lobbying or political contributions, and improve transparency, accountability, and corporate governance (S. 3698), S10660 [19NO]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S3657 [1MY], S7859 [31JY], S8911 [17SE]

CPSC: prohibit commissioners and staff from accepting trips paid for by lobbyists and industries, S1685 [6MR]

Housing: prohibit lobbying and political donations from Fannie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) and Freddie Mac (Government-sponsored enterprise), S7255, S7256 [24JY], S7454 [25JY], S7492, S7494 [26JY]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption (S. 1946), S9994 [27SE]

Senate: authorize the production of records from office of Senator Bond for Dept. of Justice investigation into improper lobbying activities (S. Res. 686), S9866 [26SE]

———clarify lobbying ban guidelines for former staff members relative to duration of salary threshold, S3836 [6MY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and legal representation in People of the State of Michigan v. Sereal Leonard Gravlin (S. Res. 687), S9866 [26SE]

Tax exempt organizations: political activity by nonprofit environmental groups, S9447-S9449 [25SE]

Reports

Political Activity of Environmental Groups and Their Supporting Foundations Update 2008: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S9449-S9453 [25SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1396, censure of Representative Rangel, H7674 [31JY]

S. Res. 686, production of records from office of Senator Bond for Dept. of Justice investigation into improper lobbying activities, S9722, S9867 [26SE]

S. Res. 687, testimony and Senate Legal Counsel representation in People of the State of Michigan v. Sereal Leonard Gravlin, S9722, S9867 [26SE]