To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require an individual to register as a lobbyist under such Act if the individual is employed or retained by a client for making more than one lobbying contact over a 2-year period and to treat legislative, political, and strategic counseling in support of lobbying contacts as lobbying activity under such Act, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6533| House
| Updated: 10/1/2018
John P. Sarbanes
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Committee on House Administration, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Curtailing Lobbying and Empowering Americans for a New Politics Act of 2018 or the CLEAN Act of 2018 This bill modifies various lobbying restrictions and requirements. Among other things, the bill does the following: broadens the scope of lobbying activities that trigger registration and disclosure requirements, limits bundled campaign contributions by lobbyists, prohibits congressional candidates from soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists while Congress is in session, and requires certain agents of foreign commercial entities to register as lobbyists.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsMembers of CongressPublic participation and lobbying
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require an individual to register as a lobbyist under such Act if the individual is employed or retained by a client for making more than one lobbying contact over a 2-year period and to treat legislative, political, and strategic counseling in support of lobbying contacts as lobbying activity under such Act, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6533| House
| Updated: 10/1/2018
Curtailing Lobbying and Empowering Americans for a New Politics Act of 2018 or the CLEAN Act of 2018 This bill modifies various lobbying restrictions and requirements. Among other things, the bill does the following: broadens the scope of lobbying activities that trigger registration and disclosure requirements, limits bundled campaign contributions by lobbyists, prohibits congressional candidates from soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists while Congress is in session, and requires certain agents of foreign commercial entities to register as lobbyists.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
John P. Sarbanes
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Committee on House Administration, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsMembers of CongressPublic participation and lobbying