Political Intelligence Disclosure Act

To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require the disclosure of political intelligence activities.

3/13/2008--Introduced.
Political Intelligence Disclosure Act - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to require the disclosure of political intelligence activities. Requires political intelligence consultants to register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and make quarterly reports on political intelligence activities. Requires any person or entity that makes an oral political intelligence contact with a covered legislative branch or executive branch official on the official's request to:
(1) state whether such person or entity is registered under this Act;
(2) identify the client on behalf of whom the contact is made; and
(3) state whether such client is a foreign entity, and make any related disclosures. Requires any person making a written political intelligence contact with a covered legislative branch or executive branch official to make similar disclosures, especially about clients considered foreign entities.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 1 more
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5617

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 13, 2008

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• Apr 14, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
• Introduced on Mar 13, 2008.
• Mar 13, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Politics and government
• Administrative procedure
• Business
• Business intelligence
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• Congress
• Consultants
• Executive departments
• Finance
• Foreign corporations
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Information disclosure (Securities law)
• International finance
• Law
• Legislation
• Lobbying
• Securities industry
• Trade

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June 30, 2008 What is the Political Intelligence Disclosure Act?

THOMAS, the Library of Congress' legislative information website, offered the following summary (accessed June 6, 2008) of the Political Intelligence Disclosure Act (H.R. 5617):. "Political Intelligence Disclosure Act - Amends the ...

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