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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3662

To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require that Members,

officers, and employees of Congress required to file reports under this

Act disclose in those reports additional information relating to travel

financed by persons with any interest in legislation before the Congress,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 22, 1993

Mr. MEEHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, and Post Office and

Civil Service

A BILL

To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require

that Members, officers, and employees of Congress required to file reports under this Act disclose in those

reports additional information relating to travel financed

by persons with any interest in legislation before the

Congress, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. TRAVEL DISCLOSURE BY MEMBERS OF CON2 GRESS AND COVERED LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

3 EMPLOYEES.

4 (a) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES RELATING TO TRAV5 EL.—Section 102 of the Ethics in Government Act of

6 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 102) is amended by adding at the

7 end the following new subsection:

8 ‘‘(i) In addition to any other information required to

9 be contained in any report required to be filed under this

10 title by a Member, officer, or employee of the Congress,

11 any such report filed by any such individual shall include

12 the following information regarding travel by that individ13 ual or a member of that individual’s immediate family:

14 ‘‘(1) A list of travel by that individual or a

15 member of that individual’s immediate family fi16 nanced, in whole or in part, by any person with any

17 interest in legislation before the Congress.

18 ‘‘(2) The name and address of each person with

19 an interest in legislation referred to in paragraph (1)

20 and the travel that person financed.

21 ‘‘(3) An itemization of expenses incurred or re22 imbursed respecting that travel, including copies of

23 all vouchers and receipts.

24 ‘‘(4) The reason for that travel, including any

25 specific legislation or policy concerns.’’.
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

2 subsection (a) shall apply to reports filed after the date

3 of enactment of this Act.

4 SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE BY LOBBYISTS OF TRAVEL PAYMENTS.

5 (a) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.—Section 308 of the

6 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act (2 U.S.C. 267) is

7 amended—

8 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub9 section (c); and

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow11 ing:

12 ‘‘(b) Any person who is required to register with the

13 Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary

14 of the Senate under subsection (a) shall include in each

15 report required to be filed under such subsection the

16 following:

17 ‘‘(1) A list of all travel—

18 ‘‘(A) by any individual who is a Member,

19 officer, or employee of the Congress required to

20 file a report under section 101 of the Ethics in

21 Government Act of 1978, or

22 ‘‘(B) by a member of that individual’s im23 mediate family,

24 that was financed, in whole or in part, by that per25 son during the preceding calendar quarter.
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1 ‘‘(2) An itemization of expenses respecting that

2 travel that were paid by that person.

3 ‘‘(3) The reason for that travel, including any

4 specific legislation or policy concerns.’’.

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

6 subsection (a) shall apply to reports filed after the date

7 of enactment of this Act.

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