S.1 - Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. view all titles (9)

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  • Popular: Ethics Reform bill.
  • Short: Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Congressional Pension Accountability Act as passed senate.
  • Short: Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 as enacted.
  • Official: A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. as introduced.
  • Short: Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress Act of 2007 as introduced.

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12/07/07
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12/06/07
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12/03/07
To Protect Donors Trade Groups Seek Clarification on New ...

Trade associations still do not want to be included in the stealth lobbying coalition provision of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (S.1). The Hill reports, "Trade groups like the US Chamber of Commerce say a new lobbying ...

11/26/07
Trent Folding His Tent

Shocking.... sudden.... even stunning....those were the reactions when GOP Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi announced today that he will retire from ... of the New Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (S.1) w

11/26/07
Lobbying Reform Claims Longtime Lawmaker

During debate on the recently enacted lobbying and ethics reforms (see S. 1 for details) one of the most contentious points was the imposition of a two-year lobbying ban on former lawmakers and staff. Many observers declared that this ...

11/26/07
New Lobbying Rules to Blame for Sen. Lott's Speedy Resignation?

S. 1, also known as the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, was signed into law September 14, 2007 and places tighter regulations on the amount of time former members of Congress must wait before engaging in lobbying ...

10/08/07
The New Lobbying and Ethics Reform Bill

Eric Petersen, CRS Report RL33798, May 29, 2007 (19-page pdf ); Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in S. 1 and HR 2316, 110th Congress, by Jack Maskell, CRS Report RL34008, May 18, 2007 (18-page ...

Source: Hobnob Blog
10/03/07
Campaign Finance: Developments in the 110th Congress

1285) legislation. Most significantly, lobbying and ethics bill S. 1, which became law in September 2007 (PL 110-81), contains some campaign finance provisions. This report will be updated as events warrant throughout the 110th Congress.

10/02/07
SENATE GUTS EARMARK TRANSPARENCY RULES

SENATE GUTS EARMARK TRANSPARENCY RULES October 1st, 2007 SENATE GUTS EARMARK TRANSPARENCY RULES Posted by Steve Ellis, September 25, ... 521 in the January 2007 version of S.1 created a new “Rule XLIV on Congressiona

10/02/07
Media and War

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10/01/07
Senator Casey: Tone Deaf or Lazy?

Senator Casey: Tone Deaf or Lazy? October 1 Filed under Politicians, ... to contact me regarding S.1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act

09/28/07
Ensign Continues to Block Electronic Filing Bill

However, if Ensign is very concerned about disclosing the contributors to nonprofits that run politically motivated ethics complaints perhaps, he should not have voted to remove the grassroots lobbying disclosure provision from S.1 in ...

09/28/07
Congress's "Earmark Reforms" Are Hoax and Mirrors

Washington, DC - Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today blasted the Senate leadership for its recent furtive attempts to roll back and undermine the earmark transparency and accountability provisions of S. 1, the Honest ...

09/21/07
Huckabee travel change

A press release from the Huckabee Campaign follows, along with a section of the S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. Comment By Governor Huckabee On Michigan Visit September 21, 2007 Little Rock, AR - Former AR ...

Source: One Mom
09/21/07
ACE Releases Paper: How New Lobbying Reform will Affect Colleges

S. 1 requires lawmakers to disclose fundraising by lobbyists, tightens rules on gift-giving to staff and lawmakers, and requires lawmakers to disclose when they seek earmarked funds for projects in their home states, ...

09/19/07
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act Signed Into Law

In a major victory for all, President Bush today quietly signed into law S.1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. While this bill is by no means a cure-all for the corruption

09/18/07
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act Signed Into Law

In a major victory for all, President Bush today quietly signed into law S.1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. While this bill is by no means a cure-all for the corruption

09/17/07
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act Signed Into Law

The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (S.1) was signed into law on Friday Sept. 14. As BNA Money and Politics ($$) reports; "Bush was decidedly less enthusiastic. In a five-paragraph, written statement issued by the ...

09/17/07
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See eg, http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:1:./temp/~c110GkesYc::. See WH press release at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070914-5.html. President wants S.1 amended to be clearer. ...

Source: IEC Journal
09/15/07
Hooray!

Hooray! In a major victory for all, President Bush today quietly signed into law S.1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. While this bill is by no means a cure

Source: OpenCongress
09/15/07
Read em and Weep

If you needed an example of the typical rhetorical signing statement, then look no further than to President Bush's signing of S.1--"The Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007." This bill is in response to a theme the ...

09/15/07
Democrats' Ethics Reform Signed Into Law

The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 is numbered "S. 1" in the books -- it was the first bill introduced in the Senate under Majority Leader Reid, marking Democrats' clear intent to clean up the Republican culture of ...

Source: Daily Kos
09/14/07
Will “No Pensions for Congressional Felons” Become Reality?

According to CQ.com, the President is expected to sign S. 1, the ethics bill, into law today. The bill contains a version of the “no pensions for Congressional felons” reform that NTU and almost two dozen other groups asked for earlier ...

09/14/07
Lobbying and Ethics Bill to Go Into Effect Tomorrow

Barring a bizarre turn of events President Bush will sign S.1, the lobbying and ethics reform bill, today. That means that many of the changes will go into effect as of Saturday while other changes will come into effect later this year ...

09/13/07
Bill Signed by President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open ...

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. September 14, 2007: Signed by President.

09/12/07
Just How Many Ways Can Government Waste Your Taxes

Coburn was proven correct as the Senate voted 83-14 to approve S. 1, misnamed "the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act." “Nutty” Earmark Rejected by Florida County. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. ...

Source: Growls
09/11/07
CRS Tuesday: Lobbying, and Iraq

Significant changes were made by Congress to the current lobbying laws, and to internal House and Senate rules on ethics and procedures, by the passage of S. 1, 110th Congress, and the adoption of H.Res. 6, 110th Congress. ...

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