Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 9, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007 - Revises the Standing Rules of the Senate or prescribes requirements with respect to: (1) conference reports; (2) elimination of certain floor privileges and other benefits and privileges for former Members, Senate officers, and Speakers of the House who are lobbyists or seek financial gain; (3) a ban on gifts from lobbyists; (4) travel restrictions and disclosure; (5) post-employment restrictions; (6) public disclosure by Members of employment negotiations; (7) conflicts of interest with respect to a Member's spouse or immediate family members; (8) a Member's use of influence on certain hiring decisions; and (9) notices of intent to object to proceeding to a measure or matter.
Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) and the Foreign Agents Registration Act with respect to various specified disclosures by registered lobbyists and foreign government lobbyists.
Requires: (1) the Comptroller General to audit lobbying registration and related reports annually; and (2) the Select Committee on Ethics to provide certain ethics training and awareness programs for Senators and their staff.
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the lobbying community should develop specified proposals for multiple self-regulatory organizations.
Amends the federal criminal code to extend from one to two years the ban on lobbying contacts by former very senior executive personnel, former Members of Congress, and officers of the legislative branch with any Member, officer, or employee of the entity in which such person served before his or her tenure terminated.
Prohibits former employees of either chamber of Congress, within two years after leaving office, from making lobbying contacts with a Member, officer, or employee of either chamber.
Amends the LDA to prohibit a registered lobbyist from knowingly making a gift or providing travel to a Member, officer, or employee of Congress, unless the gift or travel may be accepted under the rules of the House or the Senate.
Establishes the Senate Office of Public Integrity.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 9, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 9, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1 | Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 | Related bill | Sep 14, 2007 |
| S 192 | Lobbying, Ethics, and Earmarks Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 27, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Air travel
- Appropriations
- Auditing
- Authorization
- Campaign funds
- Conferences
- Conflict of interests
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional committees (House)
- Congressional committees (Senate)
- Congressional conference committees
- Congressional elections
- Congressional employees
- Congressional ethics
- Congressional information resources
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional leadership
- Congressional officers
- Congressional privileges and immunities
- Congressional publicity
- Congressional Record
- Congressional reorganization
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional travel
- Congressional voting
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Election candidates
- Electronic data interchange
- Employee training
- Ex-Members of Congress
- Families
- Federal aid programs
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Fees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Financial disclosure
- Fines (Penalties)
- Foreign agents
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Fund raising
- Gifts
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- House of Representatives
- House rules and procedure
- House Standards of Official Conduct
- Income tax
- International Affairs
- Internet
- Law
- Legislation
- Legislative amendments
- Legislative calendars
- Licenses
- Lobbying
- Members of Congress
- Parking facilities
- Political action committees
- Political conventions
- Political parties
- Politicians' families
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Senate
- Senate Ethics
- Senate rules and procedure
- Sports and Recreation
- Sports facilities
- Standards
- Tariff
- Tax credits
- Tax deductions
- Tax exclusion
- Tax returns
- Taxation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel costs
- Web sites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2007Introduced in Senate
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