JACK Act
USA115th CongressS-2896| Senate
| Updated: 1/3/2019
John Kennedy
Republican Senator
Louisiana
Cosponsors (5)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018 or the JACK Act This bill requires each lobbyist registration and lobbying quarterly report to include the date of conviction and description of the offense of any listed lobbyist convicted of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-317.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5938-5939)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mr. Collins (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10396)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2896.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10433)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 0 (Roll no. 452). (text: CR H10396)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-418.
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversightCrimes against propertyCriminal justice information and recordsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsPublic participation and lobbyingTax administration and collection, taxpayers
JACK Act
USA115th CongressS-2896| Senate
| Updated: 1/3/2019
Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018 or the JACK Act This bill requires each lobbyist registration and lobbying quarterly report to include the date of conviction and description of the offense of any listed lobbyist convicted of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-317.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5938-5939)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mr. Collins (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10396)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2896.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10433)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 0 (Roll no. 452). (text: CR H10396)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-418.
John Kennedy
Republican Senator
Louisiana
Cosponsors (5)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightCrimes against propertyCriminal justice information and recordsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsPublic participation and lobbyingTax administration and collection, taxpayers