Lobbying Disclosure Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Lobbying Disclosure Act - Title I: Regulation of Lobbying - Declares it to be the finding of Congress that many Americans believe that special interest groups get more from the Government than they do, and that the existing legislation designed to provide public disclosure of the efforts of such groups to affect the policymaking process fails in a narrow interpretation of those considered to be lobbyists and in the limitation to the legislative process. Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to provide for the disclosure of the communications, activities, and the origin, amount, and utilization of funds and other resources of and by persons who seek to influence the legislative or executive process. Defines terms used in this Act, including: (1) "Federal agency;" and (2) "officer or employee of the Congress." Includes in the definition of the term "lobbyist" a legislative agent retained to make executive or legislative communications; the person or organization employing the agent; the employees of any person or organization who are paid to make legislative communications when they make more than 15 in one quarter or 5 in one day; the person or organization for whom such employe…