HR 6202 · 95th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Regulation of Lobbying Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1977-04-06)
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Regulation of Lobbying Act - Requires any organization which expends $2,500 or more for other than travel expenses in any calendar quarter to retain a lobbyist to influence any Member of Congress with respect to any issue before Congress, or which makes 12 or more oral communications with a Member of Congress to so influence such Member to register with the Comptroller General not later than 15 days after engaging in such communications. Requires such registration statement to include the identification of the ten largest contributing organizations or individuals if the amount of income from such organization or individual was $2,500 or more and such income was greater than one percent of the total dues and contributions received by the reporting organization. Requires such organizations to file quarterly statements disclosing expenditures for a reception, dinner, or similar event for a Member, officer, or employee of Congress where the total cost of such event exceeds $500, a general description of the issues which are the subject of any congressional communication by a lobbyist retained by such organization, and the amount paid to any lobbyist during the quarter. Requires an orga…
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