HR 5527 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2002

Introduced Oct 2, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Lloyd Doggett D-TX

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Latest action · Oct 2, 2002 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 2, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat certain associations or coalitions as political organizations and thus require disclosure of their lobbying activities. Sets forth disclosure requirements, including notice requirements. Exempts certain tax-exempt organizations from such provisions.

Cosponsors 53

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 2, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MABarney FrankOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MNBill LutherOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CABob FilnerOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-OKBrad CarsonOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-WABrian BairdOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MOKaren McCarthyOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-ILLane EvansOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CALois CappsOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-NJRush HoltOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CASam FarrOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-WIThomas M. BarrettOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-NMTom UdallOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-PAWilliam J. CoyneOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalOct 2, 2002
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalOct 2, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Oct 2, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 2, 2002Introduced in House
  2. Oct 2, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require disclosure of lobbying activities by certain organizations.
Short Titles as Introduced
Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2002

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 2, 2002Introduced in House

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