Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006

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Introduced

16 December 2005

Last action

3 March 2006 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.

Summary

Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require: (1) quarterly instead of semiannual filing of lobbying disclosures reports; (2) electronic filing; (3) maintenance of certain lobbying disclosure information in an electronic database, available to the public free of charge over the Internet; (4) disclosure by registered lobbyists of all past executive and congressional employment; (5 ) disclosure of grassroots lobbying activities by paid lobbyists; (6) disclosure of registered lobbyists' contributions and payments; and (7) an increased penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements. Revises criteria, with regard to disclosure requirements, for determining a coalition or association of groups that retain a person to conduct lobbying or grassroots lobbying activities. Extends from one to two years the ban on lobbying contacts by former very senior executive personnel, former Members of Congress, and officers and employees of the legislative branch with any officer or employee of the entity in which such person served before his or her tenure terminated. Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to grant a current or former employee or officer assigned to an Indian tribe to perform services pursuant to self-governance contracts or compacts formerly performed by them for the United States to communicate with and appear before any department, agency, court, or commission on behalf of the Indian tribe with respect to any matter relating to the contract or compact. Requires public disclosure by Members of Congress of employment negotiations. Exempts from the restrictions on gifts to Members of Congress or Senators, officers, or employees the market value for a flight on an airplane not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate for compensation or hire. Declares that such market value is the fair market value of a charter flight. Requires public disclosure of such flights. Requires increased disclosure of travel by Members of Congress. Requires the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to develop and revise guidelines on reasonable expenses or expenditures for official government travel. Declares that a gift to a covered executive branch official, or to an officer, employee, or Member of the House or of the Senate, of a ticket to a sporting or entertainment event shall be the face value of the ticket (or if there is no face value, then the highest cost of a ticket with a face value for the event). Calls for reviews and semiannual reports by the Comptroller General on activities carried out by the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate under the Act.

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Timeline

16 December 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13791-13793)
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2006
Committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-428.
Source: Committee
2 March 2006
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
3 March 2006
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
Source: Calendars
3 March 2006
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
3 March 2006
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Standing Rules of the Senate to require the full payment and disclosure of charter flights provided to Members of Congress.
related to → Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to provide regular ethics training for Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.
related to → Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006
related to → Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act
related to → Ethics Reform Act of 2006
related to → 527 Reform Act of 2006
related to → House Ethics Reform Act of 2006
related to → Ethics and Lobbying Reform Act of 2006
related to ← Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2128
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2128
us · 109-s-2128 · source updated 11 December 2025