Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2005

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require: (1) quarterly instead of semiannual filing of lobbying disclosure reports; (2) electronic filing; (3) maintenance of certain lobbying disclosure information in an electronic data base, available to the public free of charge over the Internet; (4) identification of each executive official and Member of Congress with whom lobbying contacts are made; (5) disclosure by registered lobbyists of all past executive and congressional employment; (6) disclosure of grassroots lobbying communications by paid lobbyists; (7) disclosure of lobbying activities by certain coalitions and associations; and (8) increased penalties for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements. Extends from one to two years the ban on former very senior and senior executive personnel, former Members of Congress, and officers and employees of the legislative branch to engage in lobbying activities with any officer or employee of the entity in which such person served before his or her tenure terminated. Requires public disclosure by Members of Congress of employment negotiations. Subjects to fines and penalties …