Download or read book 2008 Lobbying Disclosure written by George Stalcup and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Honest Leadership and Open Gov¿t. Act (HLOGA) of 2007 doubled the frequency of lobbyists¿ reporting and increased criminal and civil penalties. This is the 2nd report in response to the Act¿s requirement to: (1) determine the extent to which lobbyists can demonstrate compliance with the Act by providing support for info. on their registrations and reports; (2) describe challenges identified by lobbyists to comply with the Act; and (3) describe the resources and authorities available to the U.S. Attorney¿s Office efforts to enforce the Act. The auditor reviewed a sample of 100 lobbyist disclosure reports filed during the first 3 quarters of CY 2008. He also selected a random sample of 100 reports of fed. political contributions for mid-CY 2008. Tables.

Download or read book 2012 Lobbying Disclosure written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lobbying Registration and Disclosure written by Jacob R. Straus and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 14, 2007, President George W. Bush signed S. 1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), into law. This Act (HLOGA) amended the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to provide, among other changes to federal law and House and Senate rules, additional and more frequent disclosure of lobbying contacts and activities. This report focuses on changes made to lobbying registration, termination, and disclosure requirements and provides analysis of the volume of registration, termination, and disclosure reports filed with the Clerk of the House of Rep. and the Secretary of the Senate before and after the HLOGA¿s passage. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book 2009 Lobbying Disclosure written by Laurie Ekstrand and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Honest Leadership and Open Gov¿t. Act of 2007 amended the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA). This report is in response to the LDA¿s requirement for an annual audit to: (1) determine the extent to which lobbyists can demonstrate compliance with the LDA by providing support for info. on their registrations and reports; (2) identify challenges and potential improvements to compliance for registered lobbyists; and (3) describe the efforts the U.S. Attorney¿s Office for D.C. has made to improve its enforcement of the LDA. Ekstrand reviewed a random sample of 134 lobbying disclosure reports filed from the in 2008 and 2009. He also sampled 100 reports listing contributions and 100 reports listing no contributions. Illustrations.

Download or read book Lobbying Disclosure written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HLOGA) of 2007 amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 by doubling the frequency of lobbyists' reporting and increasing criminal and civil penalties. This is GAO's first report in response to the Act's requirement for GAO to annually (1) determine the extent to which lobbyists can demonstrate compliance with the Act by providing support for information on their registrations and reports, (2) describe challenges identified by lobbyists to complying with the Act, and (3) identify the process for referring cases to the Department of Justice and the resources and authorities available to effectively enforce the Act. GAO reviewed a random sample of 100 reports filed by lobbyists during the first quarter of calendar year 2008. This methodology allowed GAO to generalize to the population of 17,801 reports filed. GAO also met with lobbyists regarding their filings and with Department of Justice officials regarding resources and authorities. GAO estimates that lobbyists could provide accurate supporting information--in either written or verbal form--on income or expenses for at least 95 percent of all first quarter reports filed requiring this information. The legislation and guidance do not contain requirements for lobbyists to create or maintain documentation in support of the registrations or reports they file. Nonetheless, lobbyists were able to provide written or oral support for all required elements of individual reports GAO examined. However, the extent to which lobbyists could provide written documentation varied for different aspects of the reports. GAO estimates that lobbyists have written documentation to support income or expenses for approximately 91 percent of first quarter reports that required this information. In contrast, for a separate element listing the person who acted as a lobbyist, GAO estimates that lobbyists have written documentation for 35 percent of reports that required this information. Also, the majority of lobbyists newly registered with the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House in the first quarter of 2008 also filed required disclosure reports for the period. However, for about 7 percent of the registrants, GAO could not identify a clear, corresponding report on file for their lobbying activity, likely because a report was not filed or because of a mismatch of information in reports that were filed. While a number of lobbyists felt that existing guidance for filing required registrations and reports was sufficient, others believed additional clarifications, such as on issue area activity codes and on how to report various pieces of information about their organizations and lobbying activity, were needed. Several lobbyists also expressed uncertainty about what constitutes reportable lobbying activity under the law and how much detail they needed to provide on the specific lobbying issues for each client. The Act included the sense of Congress that the lobbying community should create an organization to develop training and standards for lobbying. GAO's work reinforces that such an organization would be beneficial and could share best practices and provide training on the types of records to support filings and report annually on opportunities to clarify existing guidance. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia assigns its resources for lobbying compliance issues based on competing priorities within the Office. The Office has five staff members, including a Deputy Chief, three assistant U.S. attorneys, and one investigator who perform lobbying non-compliance follow-up, among other duties. Officials from the Office told us they have sufficient civil and criminal statutory authorities to enforce the Act. The department's lobbying compliance workload has increased in recent years. However, it currently lacks a structured approach for targeting its resources to the most significant noncompliance cases. Such an approach will require the Office to track the referrals when they are made, record reasons for the referrals, record the actions taken to resolve them, and assess the results of actions taken. The Office has recently begun to redesign its computer database to more accurately track referrals received in past years to identify trends in past compliance matters.

Download or read book 2008 Lobbying Disclosure written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.

Download or read book Public Disclosure of Lobbying Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 2008 Lobbying Disclosure written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2008 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with Disclosure Requirements

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Download or read book Lobbying Disclosure Reform Proposals written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lobbying and Advocacy Sourcebook written by and published by The Capitol.Net. This book was released on 2008 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lobbying and Advocacy Sourcebook is the companion volume to "Lobbying and Advocacy" by Deanna Gelak, the comprehensive guide for lobbyists and Washington advocates. Table of Contents 1. How to Register as a Congressional Lobbyist 2. The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA). Pub. L. 110-815, Sept 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 769 3. Lobbying Disclosure Act (as amended) 2 USC 1601, et seq. 4. House Report 104-339 Part I, Nov. 14, 1995 accompanying the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 5. Lobbying Disclosure Act Guidance, prepared by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives 6. Senate Rule 35: Gifts 7. Senate Rule 37: Conflict of Interest 8. House Rule 25, Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance of Gifts 9. Highlights of the House Ethics Rules, Revised January 2008 10. False Claims 18 U.S.C. 1001, Statements or entries generally (18 U.S.C. Ch. 47, Fraud and False Statements) False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733: 3729, False claims 3730, Civil actions for false claims 3731, False claims procedure 3732, False claims jurisdiction 3733, Civil investigative demands 11. "Gifts from Outside Sources," Office of Government Ethics (1998) 12. "Understanding the Revolving Door: How Ethics Rules Apply to Your Job Seeking and Post-Government Employment Activities," Office of Government Ethics, October 2007 13. "Rules for the Road" ("briefly describes what you can do after you leave Government service"), Office of Government Ethics, October 2007 14. U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Federal Employee Crossword Puzzles Misuse of Position Outside Activities Gifts General Things You Should Know About Ethics Job Seeking and Post-Employment Grand Slam 15. FEC Special Notices on Political Ads and Solicitations 16. "Political Activity and the Federal Employee," Office of Special Counsel, December 2005 17. Internal Revenue Service Descriptions of Political Activities and Lobbying Restrictions on Nonprofit Organizations (Political and Lobbying Activities; Lobbying; Measuring Lobbying: Substantial Part Test; Political Campaign Intervention by 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations - Educating Exempt Organizations) 18. "Acceptance of Gifts by Members and Employees of the House of Representatives Under New Ethics Rules of the 110th Congress," by Jack Maskell, CRS Report for Congress RS22566, February 15, 2008 19. "Tax-Exempt Organizations: Political Activity Restrictions and Disclosure Requirements," by Erika Lunder, CRS Report for Congress RL33377, September 11, 2007 20. "Lobbyists and Interest Groups: Sources of Information," by Zina L. Watkins, CRS Report for Congress RS20725, May 9, 2008 21. "Lobbying Law and Ethics Rules Changes in the 110th Congress," by Jack Maskell, CRS Report for Congress RL34166, September 18, 2007 22. "Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress," by R. Sam Garrett, CRS Report for Congress RL34324, January 14, 2008 23. "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007: The Role of the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate," by Jacob R. Straus, CRS Report for Congress RL34377, July 22, 2008 24. The Government of the United States (organizational chart) 25. The Constitution of the United States ISBN 10: 1587331055 ISBN 13: 978-1-58733-105-3 Complete Table of Contents at www.LobbyingandAdvocacy.com

Download or read book The Federal Lobbying Disclosure Laws written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Lobbying Manual written by William V. Luneburg and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2009 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ABA bestseller provides detailed guidance for compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act. It gives practical examples of how to be compliant, and covers all of the major federal statutes and regulations that govern the practice of federal lobbying. The book offers invaluable descriptions of the legislative and executive branch decision-making processes that lobbyists seek to influence, the constraints that apply to lobbyist participation in political campaigns, grassroots lobbying, ethics issues, and more.

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Download or read book Lobbying and Advocacy written by Deanna Gelak and published by TheCapitol.Net Inc. This book was released on 2008 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gelak offers a comprehensive guide for lobbyists and Washington advocates that reveals top strategies for winning as an effective lobbyist or advocate, practical resources and methods for maintaining compliance, and extensive lists of resources.

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