h 86 43306 1177992000 false 1177992000 1 2093 381 110 400269 5/1/2007--Introduced.<br/>Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to revise the definition of &quot;lobbying activities&quot; (for purposes of a lobbying firm only) to include paid communications campaigns to influence the general public to lobby Congress. Redefines &quot;lobbying firm&quot; to include a person or entity retained by one or more clients (other than that person or entity) to engage in paid communications campaigns to influence the general public to lobby Congress, and receives income of, or spends or agrees to spend, an aggregate of $100,000 or more for such efforts in any quarterly period. Defines &quot;paid communications campaigns to influence the general public to lobby Congress&quot; as efforts by a lobbying firm, on behalf of a client, to influence the general public or its segments to contact one or more covered legislative or executive branch officials (or Congress generally) to urge them to take specific action regarding a specific matter. Excludes from the meaning of such communications: (1) any made to the members of the client; or (2) direct mail communications to the general public or its segments made primarily to recruit members to join an organization. Sets forth LDA registration and reporting requirements of such lobbying firms. 1177992000 2007-05-01 Thu Nov 06 21:34:01 -0600 2008 introduced 43306 'act':6 '1995':8 'firm':16 'addit':12 'amend':2 'lobbi':4,15 'provid':10 'report':13 'disclosur':5 46127 To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to provide for additional reporting by lobbying firms. official introduced 43306 1177992000 Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 110381 M000627 1956-12-30 697 Martin 'marti':5 'martin':1,3,6 'meehan':2,4,7 M 400269 Meehan Martin_T._Meehan T. Martin Meehan 549 Marty N00000205 2622 Democrat Catholic Martin Meehan S001144 1945-10-18 2523 Christopher 'shay':2,4,6 'christoph':1,3,5 M 400370 Shays Christopher_Shays H. Christopher Shays 1680 N00000652 5473 Republican Christian Scientist Christopher Shays introduced 43306 1177992000 Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 110381 action 43306 1177992000 Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 110382 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.