Analysis and Bill Text
of Anti-Advocacy Proposals

[Istook '98[ Istook VI | Istook V | McIntosh Amendments | Istook IV | Simpson-Craig | Istook III | Istook II | Istook I ]

There have been so many versions of proposed anti-advocacy legislation that it has confused reporters and charities throughout the country. This explanation is designed to differentiate the plethora of various proposals that have come before the House or Senate in recent months.

Istook '98 (via amendment offered by Rep. Blunt)

Istook VI
Included in House passed omnibus continuing resolution on the budget. Istook VI was stripped from the omnibus CR by joint conferees of the House and Senate on April 26, 1996.

Istook V (The draft legislation)
Released by Rep. Istook and may have the support of Senator Larry Craig (R-ID). Has not been offered as an amendment to any introduced bills in Congress this year. (December 19, 1995)

Three McIntosh Amendments
Scheduled to be voted on as Amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. Withdrawn from House floor consideration when bill sponsors demanded a clean bill. (November 28, 1995)

Istook IV (Son of Istook)
Scheduled to be voted on as Amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. Withdrawn from House floor consideration when bill sponsors demanded a clean bill. (November 28, 1995)

Simpson-Craig
Replaced Istook III as alternative. Stripped by the House when Senate passed the CR on November 9, 1995. The CR was subsequently vetoed by the President. (November 9, 1995)

Istook III
Included in House passed continuing resolution on the budget. Istook III was stripped from the CR by the Senate and replaced by a Simpson-Craig amendment on November 9, 1995. (November 8, 1995)

Istook II (Revised Istook)
Offered as amendment in House-Senate conference for FY 1996 appropriations bill for Departments of Treasury and Postal Service. The conference reported the bill in disagreement after the Senate rejected the Istook amendment. (October 26, 1995)

Istook I (Istook-McIntosh-Ehrlich)
Included in House passed FY 1996 appropriations bill for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. It was stripped from Senate version. The Senate bill was not conferenced with the House version. (August 4, 1995)

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