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TheWeekInCongress.com (TM) Week Ending January 12, 2006
S1 Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007
The Senate presents this version of a legislative reform bill that focuses on ethical behavior by Members of Congress, providing information on bills and procedures that previously were not made public and revises procedures governing efforts by lobbyist to influence how Members vote.
This bill as amended meets or exceeds many provisions established in the House ethics resolution (HCR1). A primary difference between the two efforts is that the House bill is a resolution and applies only to the House and to the Senate if it agrees. The Senate measure is actually a bill that eventually can become public law if signed by the president. The Senate bill was amended heavily winning 27 out of 98 amendments offered. The Senate bill included a provision that would apply the minimum lobbying ethics standards to the executive and judicial branches as well as the legislature.
Title I steps immediately into offering Senators the option of bringing a point of order against a conference report that includes matters not committed to by the House or Senate conferees. The provision would attempt to block behind the back moves to include provision in the conference reports that were not considered by members of the conference committee. If the point of order is sustained by the Chair then the provision will be stricken. Once any or all points of order are considered the Senate must then make decisions how it will handle the report in light of the House having the next opportunity to consider it. Once the matter is settled by debate, the bill is returned to the House. All conference reports must include a cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office.
If Senate rules require a supermajority vote on a bill the Senate may waive or suspend that requirement if 3/5ths of the Senate agrees.
EARMARKS Defining earmarks as funds provided to a non-Federal entity to include budget authority, loan authority, a targeted tax break and other spending, the final bill further defines a targeted tax break as a revenue provision that would provide favorable treatment to a particular taxpayer or a limited group of taxpayers when compared with other, similarly situated taxpayers, usually through changing the tax code.
Earmarks are not prohibited from bills but the bills must list all earmarks, targeted tax benefits and targeted tariff benefits, identify the Member(s) who proposed the provisions and explain the essential government purpose of the provision. The bill’s provisions are to be made available to all Members and the public via the Internet for at least 48 hours before consideration on the floor. A provision allows for exception to the 48 hour rule if compliance is not technologically feasible. The Majority Leader can also waive that requirement.
A Member who proposes an earmark, targeted tariff or tax benefit must certify that neither the Member nor his or her spouse has a financial interest in the provision.
The bill also aims to put an end to anonymous holds on bills. Under current Senate procedures any Senator can hold a bill from proceeding to the floor but does not have to reveal who he or she is. This bill allows for holds but requires that the Senator holding is identified. The bill also limits a Senator's ability to include a provision in a bill at the last minute by providing more options to oppose the individual addition without having to oppose the entire bill.
Earmark disclosure is also required for bills sections that are classified.
CONFERENCE REPORTS Conference reports, the product of a House Senate committee to iron out differences in a bill, must be made available to Members and the general public via the Internet for at least 48 hours before its consideration. The requirement can be waived by a 3/5th vote of Senators. Conference reports may not be considered if the text has been changed after the report has been signed by a majority of Senate conferees. This provision will go into effect in 60 days after the bill is enacted into law.
The Senate should hold conferences open to the public and conferees should be given adequate notice of time and place of the meetings and all conferees should be given the opportunity to participate in full and complete debates of the matters.
LOBBYING BY FORMER MEMBERS AND STAFF Ex-Senators, and Senators-elect, ex-Secretaries, ex-Sergeants-at Arms, ex-Speakers of the House who are registered lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal, are in the employ of or represents any party or organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or indirectly, the passage, defeat or amendment of any legislative proposal are not afforded floor privileges when the Senate is in session but may be allowed on the floor ceremonial functions.
A Senate staff member who is paid 75% or more of what a Senator is paid, leaves a position and becomes a registered lobbyist or is retained by a registered lobbyist for the purpose of influencing legislation may not lobby any Member, officer or employee of the Senate for one year after leaving the Senate.
A Member shall not negotiate or have any arrangement concerning prospective private employment until after his or her successor has been elected unless the Member files a statement with the Senate Secretary, for public disclosure within 3 business days after the negotiations began. The name of the private entities involved, the number of negotiations, and the date they commenced must be provided and signed by the Member. Staff members are held to the same standard.
Such employees must recuse themselves from any matter in which there is a conflict or appearance of a conflict of interest and notify the Select Committee of the recusal.
If a Members spouse or immediate family member is a registered lobbyist or is employed by one for the purpose of influencing legislation the Member shall prohibit all staff, including committee staff from having any official contact with the Member’s spouse or immediate family member/lobbyist.
Members are prohibited from influencing on the basis of political affiliation, an employment decision or practice of any private entity by taking or withholding an official act or threatening to do so. The Member is also prohibited from influencing or offering or threatening to influence the official act of another Member.
Retiring Members and Staff may not lobby for one year and very senior executive service employees may not lobby for two years or face fine and imprisonment.
Congress holds that such restrictions should apply to the Executive and Judicial Branches.
EVALUATING GIFTS To determine the value of a ticket to an entertainment of sporting event the market value of the ticket shall be the face value or if there is no face value then the value will be the same as that of a similar ticket. Along with the ticket face value the total value of the gift will include the value of access to parking, availability of food and refreshments and access to venue areas not open to the public in addition.
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND DISCLOSURE Before a Member, officer of staff can accept transportation or lodging they shall obtain a written certification from the person providing the trip or lodging that the trip was not financed in whole or in part by a registered lobbyist or foreign agent, the person did not accept, directly or indirectly, funds from a registered lobbyist or foreign agent specifically earmarked for financing travel expenses, that the trip was not planned, organized or arranged by or at the request of a registered foreign lobbyist or agent and that registered lobbyists will not participate in or attend the trip. The recipient will then provide to the Select Committee on Ethics a detailed itinerary of the trip and a determination that the trip is primarily educational, is consistent with the duties of the Member or staff, does not create an appearance of the use of public office for private gain and has a minimal or no recreational component. Permission must be obtained from the Select Committee on Ethics.
Despite the prohibition on lobbyist participation the bill then requires a report by the recipient, 30 days after the travel describing meetings and events attended and the names of any registered lobbyist who accompanied the Member of staff. If the Member or the staff supervisor deems that disclosure would jeopardize the safety of an individual or adversely affect national security then the data need not be made public. Otherwise the information must be posted on the Member’s website within 30 days.
A Member must disclose a flight on a plane not licensed for commercial use (private charter) including date, destination, owner or lessee of the plane, purpose of the trip, persons on the trip except for the flight crew. A candidate for office other than President or Vice President must file the date of the flight, destination, owner or lessee of the plane, purpose of the flight persons on the flight other than the crew. Members are required to pay the charter price for private flights as opposed to the current requirement to pay first-class rates
All disclosures must be filed with the Senate Secretary and made public within 30 days of the trip.
An amendment provided that the travel payment restrictions do no apply to 'pre-approved' non-profit organizations.
COST OF LIVING INCREASES AND PENSION ADJUSTMENT FOR CONVICTED MEMBERS COLA “shall not be paid to any Member of Congress who voted for any amendment (or against the tabling of any amendment) that provided that such adjustment would not be made.” Any unpaid COLA will be deposited in the Treasury in an account called Medical Services under the Veterans Health Administration heading. To take effect February 1, 2008.
On a similar note an amendment provides that a Member convicted of bribery, conspiracy to commit fraud against the US, perjury, leaving the US to avoid prosecution and possibly other crimes will be denied pension benefits to the extent enjoyed by other members.
TITLE II LOBBYING DISCLOSURE Lobbyist must file quarterly disclosure reports on contributions rather than twice yearly.
Lobbyist must report on contributions, to whom, how much and when and what the contributions were intended for. In the matter of travel expenses the itinerary, purpose, the sponsors and if the lobbyist or others traveled as well.
Gifts from lobbyists can only total $100 per year and the lobbyist must report gifts in excess of $20.00. Contributions to presidential libraries beyond $200 must be reported. Gift ‘means a gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary value. The term includes gifts of services, training, transportation, lodging, and meals, whether provided in-kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred.’
All lobbying activity must be made available on the Internet for free in a searchable and downloadable manner in a database including all information in reports. Appropriations are authorized to build the Internet site. Lobbyists must also disclose if they have been employed in the Executive branch.
Failure to report as required will bring a fine of $100,000 rather than the current $50,000. Criminal penalties include up to ten years in prison. A failure to provide information as required will bring a fine of $200,000
Lobbyist must disclose spending to stimulate grassroots lobbying not to be confused with actual grassroots lobbying. Voluntary efforts by members of the general public to communicate their views on an issue and to encourage others to do so defines grassroots lobbying. Lobbyists often pay to stimulate those efforts on behalf of a client to influence the general public to contact elected officials to take specific action the lobbyist or the client wishes. The effort to pay to influence the general public as described only applies to efforts to influence more than 500 people. A grassroots lobbying firm must receive, agrees to spend or spend $25,000 or more each quarter to be identified as such.
IN THE SENATE Ethics training for Senators and staff is mandatory. New Senators must attend within 60 days of starting work. Current Senators and staff must attend within 120 days.
The sense of the Senate is that the lobby community should develop proposals for self regulation and should develop standards, training and public outreach and fee schedules and third party certification on ethics.
OVERSIGHT This bill establishes The Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress. The Commission will evaluate and report effectiveness of ethics requirements and penalties and make recommendations for new penalties; weigh the need for improved ethical conduct; determine if the current system is effective and transparent; analyze the effectiveness of the statutory framework governing lobbying; determine if additional changes need to be made. The Commission will have ten members appointed by the House and Senate Members, Leadership and the parties, five from each. First report is due July 1, 2007 the last in 2012. "It is the sense of Congress that individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent United States citizens, with national recognition and significant depth of experience in professions such as governmental service, government consulting, government contracting, the law, higher education, historian, business, public relations, and fundraising." AMENDMENTS
Amendment activity actually strengthened provisions of the bill and included a failed amendment to establish a committee outside Congress that would investigate and probe allegations of ethical lapses by Members but would only refer data and make recommendations to the Senate and House committees that oversee ethics in the Capitol. A final amendment succeeded in removing a provision that would have required those who inspire grassroots lobbying efforts to register and report their activities but only if the effort is made by a professional lobbyist who is paid $25,000 per quarter for the effort. Such grass roots efforts for example would be a company or organization urging its members to contact their elected officials on a legislative issue.
Another amendment establishes that Members convicted of some felonies will lose all or part of their retirement benefits. Indian tribes will be considered as corporations for considering legality of campaign donations.
Lavish parties thrown by lobbyists to honor Members at political party conventions are prohibited.
All amendments listed below--List of only agreed to amendments...here
Sponsor: Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Vote: Passed Senate 96 to 2 January 18, 2007 (RV 19) The House sent the bill House-Senate conference. The House agreed to the Conference Report 411 to 1 RC 763 July 31, 2007. The Senate also approved the Conference Report first by invoking cloture on the bill 80 to 17 RV 293 and then by voting to concur with the House vote 83 to 14 RV 294 August 1, 2007. The bill is cleared for the President. Cost to the taxpayers: Cost data forthcoming. Expected to be minimal.
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AMENDMENTS 1. S.AMDT.1 to S.1 To amend title 5,
United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals
convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes. 2. S.AMDT.2 to S.1 To give investigators
and prosecutors the tools they need to combat public corruption. 3. S.AMDT.3 to S.1 In the nature of a
substitute. The amendment was later agreed to by Unanimous Consent January 18, 2007 4. S.AMDT.4 to S.1 To strengthen the gift
and travel bans. Prohibits gifts and travel not only from lobbyists but from corporations and others that hire lobbyists. Members of the Senate to pay the full charter fare if they wish to travel on private airplanes. 5. S.AMDT.5 to S.1 To modify the
application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to Indian tribes.
Campaign finance rules that govern corporations and corporate donations do not apply to Indian tribes. This amendment would have made Tribes on a par with corporations for campaign finance rules. 6. S.AMDT.6 to S.1 to prohibit authorized
committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate
family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the
committee.
“It shall be unlawful for any authorized committee of a candidate or any other political committee established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or a person who holds a Federal office to employ--``(1) the spouse of such candidate or Federal office holder; or ``(2) any immediate family member of such candidate or Federal office holder. The term `immediate family member' means a son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister of the Member.''.
7. S.AMDT.7 to S.1 To amend the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 to establish criminal penalties for knowingly and
willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain information
required to be reported under that Act, and for other purposes.
Fines are raised from $10,000 to $50,000 and a jail term up to one year. 8. S.AMDT.8 to S.1 PROHIBITION ON USING
CHARITIES FOR PERSONAL OR POLITICAL GAIN A Member of the Senate shall not use for personal or political gain any organization-- ``(1) which is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and ``(2) the affairs over which such Member or the spouse of such Member is in a position to exercise substantial influence.
A Member of the Senate shall be considered to have used an organization described in subparagraph (a) for personal or political gain if-- ``(1) a member of the family of the Member is employed by the organization; ``(2) any of the Member's staff is employed by the organization; ``(3) an individual or firm that receives money from the Member's campaign committee or a political committee established, maintained, or controlled by the Member serves in a paid capacity with or receives a payment from the organization; ``(4) the organization pays for travel or lodging costs incurred by the Member for a trip on which the Member also engages in political fundraising activities; or ``(5) another organization that receives support from such organization pays for travel or lodging costs incurred by the Member.
Contributions of $200 or more must be disclosed.
9. S.AMDT.9 to S.1 To place certain
restrictions on the ability of the spouses of Members of Congress to lobby
Congress. “Any person who is the spouse of a Member of Congress and who was not serving as a registered lobbyist at least 1 year prior to the election of that Member of Congress to office and who, after the election of such Member, knowingly lobbies on behalf of a client for compensation any Member of Congress or is associated with any such lobbying activity by an employer of that spouse shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.''. (Fine and imprisonment) The amendment shall not apply to any spouse of a Member of Congress serving as a registered lobbyist on the date of enactment of this Act. 10. S.AMDT.10 to S.1 To increase the
penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements.
Increases the fine for lobbyists who fail to comply with disclosure from $100,000 to $200,000. 11. S.AMDT.11 to S.1 To strengthen earmark
reform.
Further defines earmarks and earmarks reform by adding elements passed in the House Resolution on the subject on January 4th.
*Makes targeted tax breaks unlawful if benefiting ten or fewer people rather than 1 person and other revisions. *Bills and conference reports must list earmarks and their sponsors or state there are no earmarks in the bill before being reported to the floor; *Tax relief is defined as revenue losing. *Putting an earmark in a bill will not be contingent on how the Member placing the earmark will vote on a bill or Resolution *When submitting an earmark the Member must identify him/herself, identify name and address of recipient or ones who will benefit. *Members must list the purpose of the earmark and that the Member an spouse have no financial interest in the earmark. *The written requests for earmarks are to be listed on the website of the committee or subcommittee handling the bill within 48 hours of the earmark submission. 12. S.AMDT.12 to S.1 To clarify that
earmarks added to a conference report that are not considered by the
Senate or the House of Representatives are out of scope. Out of scope means: if the earmark was not first voted on by the House or Senate it can not be added to a conference report. The amendment would bolster the provision in this bill that requires a 3/5th vote to consider an out of scope earmark. 13. S.AMDT.13 to S.1 To prevent government
shutdowns. If spending bills are not passed by the beginning of the fiscal year and no continuing resolution has been passed then it is automatic that unused funds in the Treasury be spent to continue the government. 14. S.AMDT.14 to S.1 To protect
individuals from having their money involuntarily collected and used for
lobbying by a labor organization. “it shall be unlawful for any labor organization to collect from or assess its members or nonmembers any dues, initiation fee, or other payment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will be used to lobby members of Congress or Congressional staff for the purpose of influencing legislation” “Except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary authorization of an individual.” 15. S.AMDT.15 to S.1 To require Senate
committees and subcommittees to make available by the Internet a video
recording, audio recording, or transcript of any meeting not later than 14
business days after the meeting occurs. 16. S.AMDT.16 to S.1 To permit certain
travel within State. The amendment intended to allow for corporate jet travel in states where the distances are more quickly traveled by air rather than auto. 17. S.AMDT.17 to S.1 To establish a
legislative line item veto.
Line item vetoes were deemed unconstitutional but this effort seems legal: “…that the President can, on four different occasions during the year, send up what amounts to an enhanced rescission package, where if he has gotten bills that have had in them things the executive branch deems to be inappropriate, most likely wasteful spending or spending that is unnecessary or maybe counterproductive even, he can ask the Congress--or she, maybe in the next round--to take another look at that spending, and there is a fast-track procedure where that goes to a vote.” The amendment includes language that would provide a ‘fast-track’ vote on the proposed rescissions. The President can hold the spending for 45 days. If Congress does not act by then, the bill spending goes through. 18. S.AMDT.18 to S.1 Purpose will be
available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See
Congressional Record for text. 19. S.AMDT.19 to S.1 To include a
reporting requirement. 20. S.AMDT.20 to S.1 Purpose will be
available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See
Congressional Record for text. Strikes the bill provision that requires organizations who inspire grassroots groups to lobby their elected officials to register as their lobbying efforts if they employ a professional lobbyist and pay the lobbyist at least $25,000 per quarter. 21. S.AMDT.21 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 22. S.AMDT.22 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 23. S.AMDT.23 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 24. S.AMDT.24 to S.1 To
provide for better transparency and enhanced Congressional oversight of
spending by clarifying the treatment of matter not committed to the
conferees by either House. 25. S.AMDT.25 to S.1 To
ensure full funding of the Department of Defense within the regular
appropriations process, to limit the reliance of the Department of Defense
on supplemental appropriations bills, and to improve the integrity of the
Congressional budget process. 26. S.AMDT.26 to S.1 To
require full separate disclosure of any earmarks in any bill, joint
resolution, report, conference report or statement of managers. 27. S.AMDT.27 to S.1 To
require 3 calendar days notice in the Senate before proceeding to any
matter. 28. S.AMDT.28 to S.1 To
provide congressional transparency. 29. S.AMDT.29 to S.1 To
provide congressional transparency. 30. S.AMDT.30 to S.1 To
establish a Senate Office of Public Integrity. Would create an outside agency to investigate allegations of ethical lapses and report to and make recommendations to the appropriate ethics committee.
31. S.AMDT.31 to S.1 To
prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying activities
in addition to lobbying contacts during their cooling off period.
Adds the prohibition that former legislator's may not be utilized as a contact reference during the two years after leaving office. 32. S.AMDT.32 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
34. S.AMDT.34 to S.1 To
require Senate campaigns to file their FEC reports electronically. 35. S.AMDT.35 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 36. S.AMDT.36 to S.1 o
require that amendments and motions to recommit with instructions be
copied and provided by the clerk to the desks of the Majority Leader and
the Minority Leader before being debated. 37. S.AMDT.37 to S.1 To
require any recipient of a Federal award to disclose all lobbying and
political advocacy. 38. S.AMDT.38 to S.1 To
permit attendance of meetings with bona fide constituents. 39. S.AMDT.39 to S.1 To
require that a publicly available website be established in Congress to
allow the public access to records of reported Congressional official
travel. 40. S.AMDT.40 to S.1 To
permit a limited flight exception for necessary State travel. 41. S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To
require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or
political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the
aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
Requires that lobbyist disclose whom they arrange contributions for and the total amount collected. 42. S.AMDT.42 to S.1 To
prohibit an earmark from being included in the classified portion of a
report accompanying a measure unless the measure includes a general
program description, funding level, and the name of the sponsor of that
earmark. 43. S.AMDT.43 to S.1 To
require disclosure of earmark lobbying by lobbyists. 44. S.AMDT.44 to S.1 To
strengthen earmark reform.
This amendment revises the DeMint amendment #11, adds the 48 hour posting rule for notifying the public of bill content and removes from the definition of an inappropriate tax benefit to include a limited group of beneficiaries rather than a group of ten or less or one individual beneficiary as previous amendments would prefer. 45. S.AMDT.45 to S.1 To
require 72 hour public availability of legislative matters before
consideration. 46. S.AMDT.46 to S.1 To
deter public corruption. 47. S.AMDT.47 to S.1 To
help encourage fiscal responsibility in the earmarking process. 48. S.AMDT.48 to S.1 To
require all recipients of Federal earmarks, grants, subgrants, and
contracts to disclose amounts spent on lobbying and a description of all
lobbying activities. 49. S.AMDT.49 to S.1 To
require all congressional earmark requests to be submitted to the
appropriate Senate committee on a standardized form. 50. S.AMDT.50 to S.1 To
provide disclosure of lobbyist gifts and travel instead of banning them as
proposed. 51. S.AMDT.51 to S.1 To
prohibit members from requesting earmarks that may financially benefit
that Member or immediate family member of that Member, and for other
purposes. 52. S.AMDT.52 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 53. S.AMDT.53 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 54. S.AMDT.54 to S.1 To
prohibit lobbyists and entities that retain or employ lobbyists from
throwing lavish parties honoring Members at party conventions.
56. S.AMDT.56 to S.1 To
eliminate the K Street Project by prohibiting the wrongful influencing of
a private entity's employment decisions of practices in exchange for
political access or favors. 57. S.AMDT.57 to S.1 To
require a report by the Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress
regarding political contributions before and after the enactment of
certain laws. 58. S.AMDT.58 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 59. S.AMDT.59 to S.1 To
provide disclosure of lobbyist gifts and travel instead of banning them as
proposed.
61. S.AMDT.61 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 62. S.AMDT.62 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 63. S.AMDT.63 to S.1 To
increase the cooling off period for senior staff to 2 years and to
prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying activities
in addition to lobbying contacts during their cooling off period. 64. S.AMDT.64 to S.1 To
prohibit lobbyists and entities that retain or employ lobbyists from
throwing lavish parties honoring Members at party conventions. 65. S.AMDT.65 to S.1 To
prohibit lobbyists and entities that retain or employ lobbyists from
throwing lavish parties honoring Members at party conventions.
As the amendment states-Lobbyists are prohibited from throwing lavish parties honoring Members at political party conventions. 66. S.AMDT.66 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 67. S.AMDT.67 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 68. S.AMDT.68 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 69. S.AMDT.69 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 70. S.AMDT.70 to S.1 To
prohibit an earmark from being included in the classified portion of a
report accompanying a measure unless the measure includes a general
program description, funding level, and the name of the sponsor of that
earmark.
The amendment applies earmark report provisions in the greater bill to classified bills. The earmarks are to include a general program description, funding level and the name of the sponsor of the earmark. 71. S.AMDT.71 to S.1 To
extend the laws and rules passed in this bill to the executive and
judicial branches of government.
The amendment would apply the minimum standards created in this bill and under which Congress functions to the Executive and Judicial branches of government. The amendment further extends the Senate's one year ban on lobbying by former staff to the executive branch and extends the Senate's negotiating of future employment provisions to the Executive branch as well. 72. S.AMDT.72 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 73. S.AMDT.73 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 74. S.AMDT.74 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 75. S.AMDT.75 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 76. S.AMDT.76 to S.1 To
clarify certain aspects of the lobbyist contribution reporting provision.
77. S.AMDT.77 to S.1 Paragraph 1 of Rule XV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended to read as follows: ``1. (a) An amendment and any instruction accompanying a motion to recommit shall be reduced to writing and read and identical copies shall be provided by the Senator offering the amendment or instruction to the desks of the Majority Leader and the Minority leader before being debated. ``(b) A motion shall be reduced to writing, if desired by the
Presiding officer or by any Senator, and shall be read before being
debated.''. 78. S.AMDT.78 to S.1 To
only allow official and officially related travel to be paid for by
appropriated funds. 79. S.AMDT.79 to S.1 To
only allow official and officially related travel to be paid for by
appropriated funds. 80. S.AMDT.80 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 81. S.AMDT.81 to S.1 To
permit travel hosted by pre-approved 501(c)(3) organizations.
The amendment amends the Reid amendment #4 that strengthens bans of travel by allowing for travel expenses to be paid for pre-approved non-profit organizations. 82. S.AMDT.82 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 83. S.AMDT.83 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 84. S.AMDT.84 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 85. S.AMDT.85 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 86. S.AMDT.86 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 87. S.AMDT.87 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 88. S.AMDT.88 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 89. S.AMDT.89 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 90. S.AMDT.90 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 91. S.AMDT.91 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 92. S.AMDT.92 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 93. S.AMDT.93 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 94. S.AMDT.94 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 95. S.AMDT.95 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 96. S.AMDT.96 to S.1
Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 97. S.AMDT.98 to S.1 To
provide for better transparency and enhanced Congressional oversight of
spending by clarifying the treatment of matter not committed to conferees
by either House. 98. S.AMDT.99 to S.1 Of
a technical nature. Includes technical changes that do not change the bill intent. 99. S. AMDT. 99 to S1 Sponsor: Latest major Action:
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