Lobbying disclosure : background and compliance analysis / Keri Matthews, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Matthews, Keri, editor.

Series:

Government procedures and operations.

Government Procedures and Operations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

United States.

Lobbying--Law and legislation--United States.

Lobbying.

Disclosure of information--Government policy--United States.

Disclosure of information.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) requires lobbyists to file quarterly lobbying disclosure reports and semiannual reports on certain political contributions. The LDA also requires that GAO annually audit the extent to which lobbyists can demonstrate compliance with disclosure requirements; identify challenges to compliance that lobbyists report; and describe the resources and authorities available to the Office in its role in enforcing LDA compliance and the efforts the Office has made to improve enforcement. This book discusses the 2013 lobbying disclosure; registration and disclosure

Contents:

""LOBBYING DISCLOSURE: BACKGROUND AND COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS""; ""LOBBYING DISCLOSURE: BACKGROUND AND COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: 2013 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists� Compliance with Disclosure Requirements(""; ""Why GAO Did This Study""; ""What GAO Found""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Background""; ""Most Newly Registered Lobbyists Filed Disclosure Reports as Required""

""For Most LD-2 Reports Lobbyists Provided Documentation for Key Elements, but for Some LD-2 Reports Lobbyists Rounded Their Income or Expenses Incorrectly""""For Most LD-2 Reports, Lobbyists Filed LD-203 Reports for All Listed Lobbyists""; ""For Some LD-2 Reports, Lobbyists Failed to Disclose Covered Positions""; ""Some Lobbyists Amended Their Disclosure Reports after We Contacted Them""; ""Most LD-203 Contribution Reports Disclosed Political Contributions Listed in the FEC Database""; ""Most Lobbying Firms Found It Easy to Comply with Disclosure Requirements and Understood Lobbying Terms""

""U.S. Attorney�s Office Actions to Enforce LDA""""The Office�s Authorities, Processes, and Resources to Enforce LDA Compliance""; ""Status of LD-2 Enforcement Efforts from 2009 through 2013 Reporting Periods""; ""Status of LD-203 Enforcement Actions from 2009 through 2013 Reporting Periods""; ""Status of Enforcement Settlement Actions""; ""Concluding Observations""; ""Agency Comments""; ""Appendix I. Objectives, Scope, and Methodology""; ""Appendix II. List of Registrants and Clients for Sampled Lobbying Disclosure Reports""

""Appendix III. List of Sampled Lobbying Contribution Reports with and without Contributions Listed""""End Notes""; ""Chapter 2: Lobbying Registration and Disclosure: Before and After the Enactment of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007*""; ""Summary""; ""Statutory Registration and Disclosure Provisions""; ""1946 Act""; ""Registration""; ""Disclosure""; ""Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995""; ""Registration""; ""Disclosure""; ""Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007""; ""Registration""; ""Disclosure""; ""Registration, Termination, and Disclosure Analysis""

""Registration""""Termination""; ""Disclosure""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix. Lobbying Registration and Disclosure Definitions""; ""End Notes""; ""Chapter 3: Lobbying Registration and Disclosure: The Role of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate(""; ""Summary""; ""Background""; ""Role of Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate""; ""Electronic Filing""; ""Civil and Criminal Penalties""; ""Publicly Available Registration and Disclosure Data""; ""Lobbying Disclosure Guidance Document""; ""Semi-Annual Report of Certain Contributions""; ""End Notes""

""Chapter 4: Lobbying Disclosure Act Guidance*""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 9, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-806-6

OCLC:

916949330