Tuesday, February 27, 2007

House Considers Lobbying Reform With S.1 as Base

The House has begun working on its own piece of lobby reform legislation, and on Thursday the House Judiciary Committee will begin with a hearing focused on the provisions passed by the Senate in S. 1. Hopefully the lobby law changes approved in the Senate will remain intact in the House, along with some important measures left out of the Senate version such as grassroots lobbying disclosure. Other possible issues that could arise are disclosure requirements of bundled campaign contributions, or changes to the reporting requirements for lobbying contacts under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA). The House lobby reform bill is not expected to be introduced until later in March. Read the BNA Money and Politics ($$) article here.