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1/9/2007--Introduced.<br/>Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007 - Revises the Standing Rules of the Senate or prescribes requirements with respect to: (1) conference reports; (2) elimination of certain floor privileges and other benefits and privileges for former Members, Senate officers, and Speakers of the House who are lobbyists or seek financial gain; (3) a ban on gifts from lobbyists; (4) travel restrictions and disclosure; (5) post-employment restrictions; (6) public disclosure by Members of employment negotiations; (7) conflicts of interest with respect to a Member's spouse or immediate family members; (8) a Member's use of influence on certain hiring decisions; and (9) notices of intent to object to proceeding to a measure or matter. Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) and the Foreign Agents Registration Act with respect to various specified disclosures by registered lobbyists and foreign government lobbyists. Requires: (1) the Comptroller General to audit lobbying registration and related reports annually; and (2) the Select Committee on Ethics to provide certain ethics training and awareness programs for Senators and their staff. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the lobbying community should develop specified proposals for multiple self-regulatory organizations. Amends the federal criminal code to extend from one to two years the ban on lobbying contacts by former very senior executive personnel, former Members of Congress, and officers of the legislative branch with any Member, officer, or employee of the entity in which such person served before his or her tenure terminated. Prohibits former employees of either chamber of Congress, within two years after leaving office, from making lobbying contacts with a Member, officer, or employee of either chamber. Amends the LDA to prohibit a registered lobbyist from knowingly making a gift or providing travel to a Member, officer, or employee of Congress, unless the gift or travel may be accepted under the rules of the House or the Senate. Establishes the Senate Office of Public Integrity.<br/>

1168318800 2007-01-09 Fri Nov 07 12:47:25 -0600 2008 introduced 39895 'act':5 '2007':7 'ethic':3 'lobbi':1 'reform':4 43670 short introduced 39895 'bill':2 'legisl':9 'provid':4 'greater':5 'process':10 'transpar':6 39514 official introduced 39895 1168318800 Tue Jan 09 00:00:00 -0600 2007 89968 F000061 1953-03-02 3525 506 Hart Senate Office Building http://feingold.senate.gov/contact_opinion.html 202-224-2725 Russell 'd':4 'wi':5 'sen':1 'russel':2,6,8 'feingold':3,7,9 M 300042 Feingold Russell_Feingold D. Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI] 1311 N00000036 13792 Democrat 202-224-5323 Jewish WI Russell Feingold 6.00925925925926 http://feingold.senate.gov SenRussFeingold L000304 1942-02-24 9410 706 Hart Senate Office Building http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/ 202-224-9750 Joseph 'ct':5 'sen':1 'joseph':2,6,8 'lieberman':3,7,9 M 300067 Lieberman Joseph_Lieberman I. Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] 4002 N00000616 13059 Independent 202-224-4041 Jewish CT Joseph Lieberman 3.32954545454545 http://lieberman.senate.gov/ O000167 1961-08-04 28998 Barack 'obama':2,4,6 'barack':1,3,5 M 400629 Obama Barack_Obama Barack Obama 8812 N00009638 54686 Democrat United Church of Christ Barack Obama 3.72651356993737 T000464 1956-08-21 5480 204 Russell Senate Office Building http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/ 202-224-8594 Jon 'd':4 'mt':5 'jon':2,6,8 'sen':1 'tester':3,7,9 M 412244 Tester Jon_Tester Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] 2514 N00027605 8018 Democrat 202-224-2644 MT Jon Tester 2.95454545454545 http://tester.senate.gov/ SenatorJonTester introduced 39895 1168318800 Tue Jan 09 00:00:00 -0600 2007 89968 action 39895 1168318800 Tue Jan 09 00:00:00 -0600 2007 89969 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.