Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1979 - Requires each organization, except certain tax-exempt religious organizations, which expends more than $5,000 in any quarterly filing period for the retention of individuals to draft or make lobbying communications, to register with the Comptroller General and to update such registration annually. Requires that the initial registration identify such individuals, and that subsequent registrations also identify each organization which contributed $3,000 or more to the registered organization during the year preceding each registration. Requires such organization to file quarterly reports concerning such lobbying activities including: (1) a listing of each expenditure over $35 made to or for the benefit of any congressional employee, Member of Congress, or one of specified Federal officials; (2) identification of individuals who are retained for lobbying purposes and certain organization employees who make lobbying communications; (3) the expenditures for the employment of such an employee; (4) a description of the issues for which the organization has lobbied; (5) known business contacts with the person whom such organization is attempting to influen…