LOBBYISTS

Articles and editorials

Clem Roy, Lobbyist and Bon Viviant, Dies at 65, E1014 [1JN]

Felons Finding It Easy To Regain Gun Rights, H7596-H7599 [15NO]

House Republicans Huddle With Lobbyists To Kill Financial Reform Bill, H4159 [14JN]

Khartoum Hires a Lobbyist in U.S., H8735 [13DE]

Lobbyist Clem Roy—A Sharp Operator With a Lot of Heart, E1013 [1JN]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require members and staff to disclose lobbying activities and political contributions, streamline hearings online, and make report and legislation public (see H.R. 2860), H5964 [7SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6097 [12SE] (see H.J. Res. 92), H8187 [6DE]

———constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see S.J. Res. 33), S8461 [8DE] (see H.J. Res. 90), H7891 [18NO]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption (see S. 401), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 1793), H3109 [5MY] (see H.R. 2572), H5125 [15JY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Task Force: establish (see H.R. 2339), H4527 [23JN]

Members of Congress: increase duration of post-employment restrictions (see H.R. 3738), H10013 [20DE]

———prohibit former Members from engaging in lobbying Congress (see H.R. 3491), H7890 [18NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: retain ban on lobbying State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urge focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and training (see H. Res. 239), H2933 [2MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities (see H.R. 1024), H1724 [10MR]

Remarks in House

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H6104 [13SE]

Norquist, Grover G.: allegations of criminal and ethical misconduct and use of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to encourage partisanship and advance personal issues, H6509-H6514 [4OC]

Sudan: hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, H8735 [13DE], H8975 [15DE]

Taxation: prohibit any organization receiving Federal funds from using funds for Presidential campaigns and lobbying activities, H494 [26JA]

———require disclosure of political campaign contributions by special interests and foreign influences, H497, H498 [26JA]

Remarks in Senate

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (S.J. Res. 33), S8463 [8DE]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption (S. 401), S904 [17FE]

Reports filed

Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 401), S5017 [28JY]

Texts of

S. 401, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, S905 [17FE]