Download or read book Lobbyist Registration and Compliance Handbook written by Jack Maskell and published by The Capitol Net Inc. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Lobbyist Registration and Compliance Handbook" is an easy-to-use manual that compiles information, forms, guides, rules, and regulations governing federal lobbying, including an overview of HLOGA.
Download or read book Lobbyist Registration and Compliance Handbook The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 HLOGA and the Lobbying Disclosure Act Guide House and Senate Rules and Lobbying Regulations for Nonprofits written by and published by TheCapitol.Net Inc. This book was released on with total page 375 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 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 New Rules for Lobbyists and Lawmakers written by and published by BNA Books (Bureau of National Affairs). This book was released on 2007 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 2010 Lobbying Disclosures written by J. Christopher Mihm and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 requires an annual audit to: (1) determine the extent to which lobbyists can demonstrate compliance with disclosure requirements; (2) identify any challenges that lobbyists report to compliance; and (3) describe the resources and authorities available to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, and the efforts the Office has made to improve its enforcement of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 as amended (LDA). This is the fourth report under the mandate. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.
Download or read book Compliance with Lobbying Laws and Gift Rules Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 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 Public Disclosure of Lobbying Activity 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 1979 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Registration and Regulation of Lobbyists written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers (74) S. 2512.
Download or read book S 2279 the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1992 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 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Political Activity Lobbying Laws and Gift Rules Guide written by and published by Glasser Legal Works. This book was released on 1999 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Lobbyists Registration Act written by Canada. Industry Canada and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 1995 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lobbying involves communication by individuals who are paid to attempt to influence government decisions through its public office holders. This guide has been developed to provide general information on the Lobbyists Registration Act as revised in 1995. It provides information on when and how to register. A code of conduct, prepared by the Office of the Ethics Counsellor, is included with the intent to ensure that lobbying is done ethically and with the highest standards.
Download or read book Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1993 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 1994 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
