Lobbying, Ethics and Related Procedural Reforms: Comparison of Current Provisions of S. 2349 and H.R. 4975 (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised May 9, 2006 |
| Report Number |
RL33326 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Jack Maskell, American Law Division; R. Eric Petersen and Sandy Streeter, Government and Finance Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
This report provides a table to summarize and provide a side-by-side comparison of the provisions concerning lobbying, ethics, and related congressional procedural reforms that are currently being considered in S. 2349 and H.R. 4975, 109th Congress. The table will be updated and amended regularly to reflect amendments and changes in the legislation discussed. Primarily responsible for the coverage of the provisions concerning congressional ethics is Jack Maskell, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division; lobbying reform is Eric Petersen, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division; and congressional procedural reform is Sandy Streeter, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division. Assistance with the provision concerning congressional pay raises was provided by Ida Brudnick, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division, and with the campaign finance provisions relating to '527s' by Paige Whitaker, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division, and Joe Cantor, Specialist in American National Government, Government and Finance Division. At the conclusion of the side-by-side comparison is a list of CRS [Congressional Research Service] Reports that provide further discussion and more detailed analysis of many of the issues that are addressed in the legislation and summarized in the preceding charts.
