Public Disclosure of Lobbying Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Public Disclosure of Lobbying Act of 1979 - Requires organizations which expend more than $1,250 per quarter year or which employ at least one individual who spends at least 20 percent of his time for lobbying purposes to register with the Comptroller General and to update such registration annually. Requires the identification of any such person retained for such lobbying purposes. Requires such organization to file quarterly reports concerning such lobbying activities including: (1) listing of total lobbying expenditures including each expenditure over $25 made to or for the benefit of any Federal officer, congressional employee, or Member of Congress; (2) known business contracts with the person whom such organization is attempting to influence; and (3) each organization from which the reporting organization received income during such period. Requires the Comptroller General to refer to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for investigation any payments, reportable under this Act to any person under the jurisdiction of the Committee, that exceed $100 in value in the aggregate in any calendar year to determine if the receipt of such expenditure is prohibited by t…