LOBBYISTS

Bills and resolutions

Congress: establish uniform bans on former Members of Congress and congressional officers and employees from lobbying and lower income threshold for application of ban to such former officers and employees (see H.R. 2514), H1708 [6AP]

——— prohibit current Members of Congress, and increase restrictions on congressional staff, from becoming lobbyists, ban lobbyists from joining congressional staff, and improve disclosure requirements (see S. 2561), S3752 [27JY]

——— prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office (see S. 88), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 2486), H1707 [6AP]

——— provide that former Members of Congress or congressional employees who receive compensation as lobbyists for foreign entities shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (see H.R. 2517), H1708 [6AP]

——— provide that former Members of Congress or congressional employees who receive compensation as lobbyists shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (see H.R. 2516), H1708 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see S. 557), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: report on restrictions on employment of former employees by certain countries (see H.R. 6901), H7007 [22DE]

Dept. of Justice: clarify obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register retroactively relative to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals (see S. 2229), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4545), H3204 [11JY]

——— modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions (see S. 434), S425 [15FE] (see H.R. 1099), H853 [17FE]

——— provide with greater authority to promote enforcement and disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals (see S. 1364), S1418 [27AP]

Federal employees: prohibit former Presidential appointees from subsequently acting on behalf of China, Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese military companies (see S. 442), S425 [15FE]

Government: express support for comprehensive political reform plan (see H. Res. 938), H6985 [14DE]

——— prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 5048), H4140 [27JY]

——— 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. 1463), H1205 [8MR]

Government regulations: require certain disclosures by registrants relative to exemptions under Foreign Agents Registration Act (see S. 264), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 4041), H2808 [12JN]

House Rules: require foreign state media outlets with credentialed members in news media galleries to comply with Foreign Agents Registration Act by prohibiting admission of reporters and correspondents not in compliance (see H. Res. 189), H1050 [1MR] (see H. Res. 458), H2708 [31MY]

IRS: repeal restriction on use of funds to bring transparency to political activity of certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 142), H103 [9JA]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: clarify provision relative to certain contents of registrations (see S. 829), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1190), H874 [24FE]

Members of Congress: ban former Members from lobbying Congress and executive branch (see H.R. 351), H233 [12JA]

——— ban lobbying after leaving office, prohibit individual stock ownership, restrict travel benefits and certain perks for former Members, and reduce pay if Speaker is not elected on first day of Congress (see H.R. 507), H323 [25JA]

——— increase length of post-employment ban on lobbying Members, officers, or employees of Congress (see H.R. 1601), H1285 [14MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE] (see H.R. 1118), H864 [21FE]

Political ethics: establish ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at Federal level for 5 years (see H.R. 5068), H4150 [28JY]

——— establish temporary post-employment ban on lobbying by former senior executive branch personnel and prohibit such personnel from lobbying at any time on behalf of foreign clients (see H.R. 5594), H4436 [20SE]

——— increase length of post-employment ban on lobbying by former senior executive branch personnel from one year to two years (see H.R. 5124), H4157 [1AU]

——— require Federal political appointees to sign binding ethics pledge (see H.R. 5069), H4150 [28JY]

Remarks in House

Congressional Hockey Challenge: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists charity hockey game, E210 [10MR]

FEC: require report on campaign donations from oil and gas industry, H421 [26JA]

Government: express support for comprehensive political reform plan (H. Res. 938), H6926 [13DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 1118), H3192 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions, S2041 [12JN]

Government: influence of lobbying activities on public policy, S820 [16MR]

Government regulations: require certain disclosures by registrants relative to exemptions under Foreign Agents Registration Act (S. 264), S2251 [22JN]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: clarify provision relative to certain contents of registrations (S. 829), S2251 [22JN]

Reports filed

Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 829) (S. Rept. 118–13), S1339 [25AP]

Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 264) (S. Rept. 118–12), S1255 [19AP]

Texts of

S. 264, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act, S2251 [22JN]

S. 434, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act, S427 [15FE]

S. 829, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act, S2251 [22JN]