LOBBYISTS

Amendments

Crime: require disclosure of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering (S. 2896), S5936, S5938 [23AU]

Articles and editorials

501 Days in Swampland, H3360–H3364 [17AP]

Foreign Dark Money Is Threatening American Democracy, S7463 [12DE]

Secret Political Spending on Track To Reach $1 Billion Milestone, S7463 [12DE]

Trump Picks Top Koch Recipient for Secretary of State, S2443 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: require disclosure of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering (see S. 2896), S2835 [22MY]

——— require disclosure of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering (S. 2896) (see H.R. 7104), H9459 [30OC]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

FCC: provide for additional disclosure requirements for broadcasters that air or transmit content from registered foreign agents (see H.R. 5331), H1698 [19MR]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit lobbying by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 7382), H10510 [20DE]

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see S.J. Res. 64), S6277 [24SE] (see H.J. Res. 145), H10210 [13DE]

Members of Congress: condition pay on budget process and stop automatic adjustments, prohibit use of funds for first class travel, ban lobbying by former Members, and require bipartisan support to consider legislation (see H.R. 5946), H4693 [23MY]

——— prohibit former Members from engaging in lobbying Congress (see H.R. 6070), H5093 [12JN]

——— prohibit from lobbying after leaving Congress (see S. 3454), S6189 [17SE]

——— provide that a former Member being paid as a lobbyist is ineligible for Federal retirement or congressional benefits, require posting of financial disclosure reports, and restrict travel benefits (see H.R. 6640), H7732 [27JY]

Political campaigns: ban contributions by foreign-controlled corporations and foreign-affiliated nonprofit organizations, prohibit foreign involvement in election activities, and reform Foreign Agents Registration Act (see H.R. 6249), H5815 [27JN]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 3150), S4512 [27JN] (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

——— require donor disclosure for certain organizations accepting donations from foreign nationals (see S. 2966), S2924 [24MY]

Political ethics: improve anti-corruption and public integrity laws by strengthening lobbying laws, disclosing conflicts of interest, improving judicial integrity, and requiring more financial disclosure by elected officials (see S. 3357), S5759 [21AU] (see H.R. 7140), H9567 [16NO]

——— prohibit former Presidents, Vice Presidents, Members of Congress, and other executive branch officers from lobbying and prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts to former elected officials (see H.R. 5289), H1608 [14MR]

——— require Federal political appointees to sign a binding ethics pledge (see H.R. 6732), H7941 [7SE]

——— strengthen registration process, require strategic advisors in support of lobbying to register, regulate solicitation or provision of campaign contributions, and prevent foreign agents from lobbying (see S. 3274), S5360 [25JY] (see H.R. 6533), H7686 [25JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see S. 2321), S300 [18JA] (see H.R. 4826), H552 [18JA]

SEC: require certain additional disclosure by pharmaceutical companies relative to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see S. 2885), S2773 [17MY]

Taxation: require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see S. 3284), S5423 [26JY] (see H.R. 6900), H9088 [26SE]

Letters

IRS rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns: David J. Kautter, IRS, S6381 [28SE]

——— Senator Wyden, Committee on Finance (Senate), S6380 [28SE]

Motions

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (S.J. Res. 64), S7412 [11DE]

Remarks in House

Bureau of Reclamation: prohibit transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities if qualifying entity has recently employed senior Dept. of the Interior officials as lobbyists, H6160 [12JY]

Crime: require disclosure of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering (S. 2896), H10396 [20DE]

IRS: modify rule prohibiting tax-exempt organizations from engaging in political activity, H10475 [20DE]

Members of Congress: condition pay on budget process and stop automatic adjustments, prohibit use of funds for first class travel, ban lobbying by former Members, and require bipartisan support to consider legislation (H.R. 5946), H4697 [24MY]

Pharmaceuticals: impact of pharmaceutical industry lobbyists and political contributions on prescription drug prices, H4592 [23MY]

Political campaigns: ban contributions by foreign-controlled corporations and foreign-affiliated nonprofit organizations, prohibit foreign involvement in election activities, and reform Foreign Agents Registration Act (H.R. 6249), H5759 [27JN], E936 [27JN]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 6239), H6060, H6061 [11JY]

——— reform campaign finance system, H9753 [30NO]

——— reform campaign finance system and ease voter restrictions, H5966 [28JN]

Political ethics: require Federal political appointees to sign a binding ethics pledge (H.R. 6732), H8113 [12SE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayers’ funds, H3306, H3307 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: American Petroleum Institute actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S1234–S1236 [27FE]

——— efforts of fossil fuel industry to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S2356–S2358 [23AP], S2378 [24AP], S2426 [25AP], S2462 [26AP]

——— National Association of Manufacturers actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S899 [13FE]

——— U.S. Chamber of Commerce actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S800 [8FE], S1234 [27FE]

Courts: impact of special interest groups on selection of Federal judiciary nominees, S5014, S5021 [17JY], S5743 [21AU]

Crime: require disclosure of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering (S. 2896), S5938 [23AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs, S4474 [27JN], S4704, S4713 [28JN]

Ecology and environment: efforts of fossil fuel industry representatives to influence U.S. environmental policy, S242 [17JA], S2092, S2096, S2103 [12AP], S4393–S4395 [26JN]

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (S.J. Res. 64), S6380–S6382 [28SE], S7412, S7421 [11DE], S7456, S7458–S7465, S7472–S7474 [12DE]

Mulvaney, Mick: assessment of tenure as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director, S3265 [6JN], S5949 [27AU], S6410 [1OC]

——— characterization of American Bankers Association address relative to lobbyists, S2404, S2444 [25AP]

Political campaigns: impact and influence of money and corporations in elections, S2354–S2358 [23AP], S2374–S2379 [24AP], S2424–S2428, S2443, S2444 [25AP], S2461–S2463 [26AP]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 1585), S2376 [24AP], S3748 [12JN], S4031 [19JN], S7309 [5DE], S7390 [11DE]

——— reform campaign finance system, establish nonpartisan redistricting commissions to draw congressional districts, establish automatic voter registration, and reduce certain conflicts of interest (S. 1880), S2379 [24AP], S3748 [12JN]

Pruitt, E. Scott: assessment of tenure as EPA Administrator, S1995 [9AP], S2088–S2090, S2092, S2097–S2103, S2117 [12AP], S2356 [23AP]

Tobacco industry: past and current efforts to oppose regulation of tobacco products, S2354–S2356 [23AP]

Reports

Dark Money Illuminated: Issue One (organization), S7464 [12DE]

Reports filed

Justice Against Corruption on K Street (JACK) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2896) (S. Rept. 115–317), S5618 [15AU]

Texts of

S. 2896, Justice Against Corruption on K Street (JACK) Act, H10396 [20DE]