Lobbying Registration and Disclosure : The Role of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Financial disclosure.

Political ethics.

Campaign funds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (13 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-RL-34377e in the 2013 issue.

Introduces P.L. 110-81, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HLOGA) of 2007, which amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to provide additional and more frequent disclosures of lobbying contacts and activities. Examines role of House Clerk and Senate Secretary in implementing new lobbying registration and disclosure requirements, provides overview of the new guidance document they have jointly issued, and examines HLOGA provisions requiring lobbyists to file semi-annual reports detailing certain political contributions and other expenditures related to public officials.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. Lobbying Registration and Disclosure

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