This bill, known as the "Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act," significantly amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to broaden its coverage. It expands the definition of lobbying activity to explicitly include counseling services that support the preparation and planning of lobbying contacts, aiming to capture more indirect influence. Furthermore, the bill establishes that individuals who provide compensated counseling services, have authority to influence a lobbying contact, and know the contact was made, will also be considered to have made that same lobbying contact . This provision seeks to hold strategic advisors accountable for the lobbying efforts they facilitate. Finally, it lowers the threshold for individuals to register as lobbyists by reducing the percentage of time spent on lobbying activities from 20 percent to 10 percent , thereby increasing the number of individuals required to disclose their lobbying efforts.