S 264 — Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act

Summary

Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act This bill requires registered lobbyists to disclose whether they are exempt from having to register as foreign agents due to their lobbying activities and status as registered lobbyists.

Bill Text

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changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in brackets, new matter is 
printed in italic, and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

UNITED STATES CODE

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TITLE 2--ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS

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CHAPTER 26--DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES

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SEC. 1603--REGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS

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 (b) Contents of registration
 Each registration under this section shall contain--
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 (6) the name of each employee of the registrant who 
 has acted or whom the registrant expects to act as a 
 lobbyist on behalf of the client and, if any such 
 employee has served as a covered executive branch 
 official or a covered legislative branch official in 
 the 20 years before the date on which the employee 
 first acted as a lobbyist on behalf of the client, the 
 position in which such employee served; [and]
 (7) for any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a 
 Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery, 
 extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax 
 evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false 
 statement, perjury, or money laundering, the date of 
 the conviction and a description of the offense.
 No disclosure is required under paragraph (3)(B) if the 
organization that would be identified as affiliated with the 
client is listed on the client's publicly accessible Internet 
website as being a member of or contributor to the client, 
unless the organization in whole or in major part plans, 
supervises, or controls such lobbying activities. If a 
registrant relies upon the preceding sentence, the registrant 
must disclose the specific Internet address of the web page 
containing the information relied upon. Nothing in paragraph 
(3)(B) shall be construed to require the disclosure of any 
information about individuals who are members of, or donors to, 
an entity treated as a client by this chapter or an 
organization identified under that paragraph[.]; and 
 (8) a statement as to whether the registrant is 
 exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents 
 Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
 613(h)).

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Source: S. Rept. 118-12 · govinfo

Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill adds a requirement for registrants to disclose if they are exempt under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

• 2 U.S.C. § 1603(b)

  "(8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613(h))."

  Registrants must now indicate their exemption status under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

• 2 U.S.C. § 1603(b)(6)

  "; and" → a semicolon

  Updates the punctuation to be consistent with new paragraph additions.

• 2 U.S.C. § 1603(b)(7)

  the period at the end → "; and"

  Updates the punctuation to allow for an additional statement.

Action History

1. June 27, 2023

   Received in the House.

2. June 27, 2023

   Held at the desk.

3. June 26, 2023

   Message on Senate action sent to the House.

4. June 22, 2023

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2251; text: CR S2251)

5. June 22, 2023

   Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2251; text: CR S2251)

6. April 19, 2023

   Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-12.

7. April 19, 2023

   Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-12.

8. April 19, 2023

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 36.

9. March 29, 2023

   Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

10. February 02, 2023

    Introduced in Senate

11. February 02, 2023

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

• Gary C. Peters · Primary

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