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S.1 - Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
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Lobbying Law and Ethics Rules Changes in the 110th Congress
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. ...
Thoughts About the Economic World Situation; Section 9a
The Economic and Political Spectrum at the Beginning of the 21st Century Volume 1 - Section 9a 9a - Freedom of speech and actions Because of ... 220 of S.1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act,” s
I'm pissed off
1/18/07 Vote 19: S 1: The measure is designed to provide greater transparency in the legislative process and is commonly known as the ethics reform bill. The bill amends Senate rules in an effort to make more transparent legislative ...
Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Review
(Cross-posted from the Open House Project blog.) The Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill (reported out of committee on June 21st) ... ). The report similarly touts the passage of S.1, defending their spending
Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Review
In order to improve transparency and accountability in the process or approving earmarks (as defined in S. 1) in appropriations measures, each Committee report includes, for each earmark [the Members name, the location of the recipient ...
We Get Responses
You may be interested to know that a provision was included in the 'Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007' (S. 1) that requires any bill containing earmarks to be available on the internet for at least 48 hours before ...
America Before a New "New Deal"
[3] Siehe hierzu: Eyal Press: The New Suburban Poverty - Struggles of the far-flung poor, in: The Nation, April 23, S. 1. [4] Lawrence Goodwyn: The Coming Party Realignment, in: The Nation, April 30, 2007, S. 19 ...
OpenCongress.org Tools Release Take 2: issue and bill tracking
I just tried it out, and inserted a tool for monitoring the progess of S.1 in the sidebar of this site. The interface is well designed, with a preview of what the box will look like, and also color controls for text, background, ...
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
The new ethics bill is just for Congress, right? Wrong! OGE has put out a memo with the self-explanatory title Summary of the Provisions of the "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act" (S.1) that Affect the Executive B
Future of Ethics Reform Bill
Congressional Quarterly reports that Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) plans to withhold the Ethics and Lobbying Reform Bill (S. 1) from President Bush until the Senate is once again in session. The idea behind this move is to ensure that the ...
Insanely Useful Sites: GovTrack.us
(For example, just this morning we used GovTrack to find S.1, followed the link to THOMAS, and used THOMAS to find a good .pdf version for printing.) The massive number of RSS feeds on vote, member, and bill information is also a great ...
Public Citizen: Congress Delivers on Lobbying and Ethics Reforms
Today, the Senate, following in the footsteps of the House of Representatives just two days ago, overwhelming approved S. 1 the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 whose bill number reflects the Senates professed ...
CRS: Lobbying Disclosure Edition
I’m starting to experiment with different methods of live lobbying disclosure, ... by S.1, but this report provides helpful background information. The other report I’d like to point
On the Other Hand
He also voted Y on S 1 (the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 ), but then it passed the house 411-8. Thanks for that, Congressman Shuler. I had hoped that there would be a positive flip-side to the SCHIP and Protect ...
Ethics Reform
Regarding Congressional ethics reform, the Senate recently passed legislation to better regulate their own conduct ... and lobbying reform. The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (S.1) will increase transp
So much corruption, so little time ...
The passage Thursday night of S.1, the "Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007" , otherwise known as the "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act" or the Ethics Bill, included Senator Kerry's "Duke Cunningham
Capuano in the midst of brisk House business
by Neil W. McCabe The congressman repfor North Cambridge, as a member of the Democratic leadership team, ... . Capuano said, "The House Tuesday also considered S.1: the Honest Leadership and Open Government ... who is c
Congress Gets Stuff Done Before Recess, Showdown with President Likely in September
Just before its month-long recess, Congress got some work done. On Wednesday, for example, the House passed a bill (S.1) that takes steps toward ethics and lobbying reform (BN-Politics). Yesterday
Kohl, Feingold Foul Selves on S.1 "Ethics" Bill
Following the unconscionable vote of Cong. Ryan and Sensenbrenner (and lots of other Members of the Party In Government), Sens. Kohl and Feingold also voted for the "Ethics" bill, S.1. It's possible that GWB will veto it.
Ensign votes against Ethics Bill
Perhaps Senator John Ensign (R-NV) has what he believes to be a cogent explanation for voting against cloture on S.1, to bring the conference bill on ethics and transparency to the Senate floor, but one could sincerely doubt that it ...
Senate Clears Major Lobbying and Ethics Overhaul
... of their agenda after capturing control of Congress last November. Final action came when the Senate voted 83-14 to concur in amendments to the bill (S 1) adopted by the House before it passed the bill July 31 by a vote of 411-8.
Dems Deliver on Ethics/Lobbying Reform
Today, the Senate, following in the footsteps of the House of Representatives just two days ago, overwhelming approved S. 1 the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 whose bill number reflects the Senates professed.
Congress Delivers on Lobbying and Ethics Reform!
Yesterday the Senate approved S. 1 the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 with a veto-proof majority of 83 to 14. On Tuesday, the House also passed the bill with flying colors by 411 to 8. ...
Senate Passes Lobbying and Ethics Overhaul
The Senate just passed S. 1, a bill that provides unprecedented online disclosure in both the House and the Senate. The vote was 83-14 and now goes to the White House for President Bush's signature. Once the bill becomes law it will ...
Republican Grumbling Could Slow Final Vote on Lobbying, Ethics Measure
Democrats who crafted the bill (S 1) expressed confidence that it would pass and they would be able to leave for the August recess having made good on a campaign promise to combat Washingtons culture of corruption.
Graham Votes Against Sorry Ethics Reform Bill Too
WASHINGTON US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today voted against S. 1, the Senate Democrats ethics reform bill. Graham noted the bill fails to address real ethics reform by bring openness to the earmark process. ...
Ethics Reform Bill
The Senate is currently considering the Ethics Reform Bill (S. 1). This bill is in the form of a compromise between the House and the Senate. This bill would include several reform items:. Requires lawmakers to disclose any campaign ...
How Not to Pass a Bill
One of the first priorities of the Democratic Congress was lobbying reform. In fact, that was the first bill introduced in the Senate (S.1), and it was tremendously popular. If you can believe
Neither Dems nor GOP Want Ethics Reform
By Stanford Matthews Blog @ MoreWhat.com It is what lawyers do ... attention to ethics reform legislation is no exception. S.1 also known as the ' Honest Leadership ... for years. First the majority party's take on
S. 1: Revised Ethics Reform Bill
As I mentioned last night, S. 1: Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress Act of 2007 was passed by the House. The House reorganized the entire bill but left most things intact, and added their own House-only provisions. ...
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