LOBBYISTS

Articles and editorials

Oil and Gas Lobbyists Are Using Ukraine To Push for a Drilling Free-for-All in the US, H1384 [9MR], H3757 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): implement recommendations (see H. Res. 1331), H7738 [6SE]

Congress: assign unique identification numbers to each registered lobbyists, their clients, and to persons who provide strategic lobbying services in support of lobbyists (see H.R. 9693), H10531 [23DE]

Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions (see S. 4901), S4856 [20SE] (see H.R. 9199), H8402 [18OC]

Foreign countries: prohibit persons from accepting compensation for serving as agent of, or lobbyist for, foreign adversary (see H.R. 9140), H8378 [4OC]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress, congressional staff, President, Vice President, and senior officials from owning investments while in office and prohibit Members from serving on corporate boards while in office (see H.R. 6844), H1146 [25FE]

Government regulations: require certain disclosures by registrants relative to exemptions under Foreign Agents Registration Act (see S. 4893), S4856 [20SE]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: clarify provision relative to certain contents of registrations (see S. 4254), S2586 [18MY] (see H.R. 8246), H5923 [28JN]

Members of Congress: ban lobbying after leaving office, prohibit individual stock ownership, and restrict travel benefits and certain perks for former Members (see H.R. 7782), H5009 [16MY]

——— hold salaries in escrow if budget resolution is not adopted by certain date, eliminate automatic salary adjustments, impose certain travel restrictions, and establish 5-year ban on lobbying (see H.R. 7135), H3826 [17MR]

——— prohibit from buying or selling individual securities and lobbying for compensation after leaving Congress (see S. 3550), S442 [1FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 4822), S4541 [12SE]

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. 5315), S9625 [20DE] (see H.R. 9623), H9909 [20DE]

——— require certain lobbyists to report certain contacts with Federal agencies within certain period (see H.R. 7133), H3826 [17MR]

——— require disclosure of foreign contributions to political campaigns and committees and charitable organizations and prohibit certain individuals from acting as agents of foreign principals (see H.R. 8106), H5644 [16JN]

Sexual harassment: require application of administrative and judicial dispute-resolution procedures to registered lobbyists for claims alleging sexual harassment or sexual assault (see H.R. 6627), H1012 [7FE]

Cloture motions

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 4822), motion to proceed, S4816 [19SE], S4949 [22SE]

Motions

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 4822), S4815 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H18 [11JA], H224, H249 [19JA], H3821 [17MR], E1302 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit Federal funding for voter registration and lobbying activities by community action centers under Community Services Block Grant Program, H4948–H4950 [13MY]

House of Representatives: results of congressional basketball game, H8030 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): allegations that investigation into certain business dealings while President Biden served as Vice President is connected to Russian disinformation campaigns, S479 [2FE], S1821, S1822 [29MR], S3192 [11JY]

——— investigation into certain business dealings while President Biden served as Vice President, S4488 [7SE], S4813 [19SE]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), S124, S152 [11JA], S173 [12JA]

Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions (S. 4901), S4858 [20SE]

Government regulations: require certain disclosures by registrants relative to exemptions under Foreign Agents Registration Act (S. 4893), S7188 [14DE]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: clarify provision relative to certain contents of registrations (S. 4254), S6049, S6050 [29SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, S302, S303 [19JA]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 443), S589 [9FE], S3345 [19JY], S3503 [20JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 4822), S4543 [12SE], S4545, S4566 [13SE], S4813 [19SE], S9596, S9597, S9601 [20DE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 4822), motion to proceed, S4815 [19SE], S4831 [20SE], S4880, S4881, S4891, S4902–S4906, S4909 [21SE], S4941–S4950, S4956, S4963 [22SE]

Reports filed

Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 4254) (S. Rept. 117–150), S4856 [20SE]

Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 4893) (S. Rept. 117–212), S6778 [17NO]

Texts of

S. 4254, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act, S6050 [29SE]

S. 4893, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act, S7188 [14DE]

S. 4901, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act, S4858 [20SE]