# Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 

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| **Sec. 1** This Act may be cited as the “Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| **Sec. 2**Findings.**Sec. 3**Definitions.**Sec. 4**Registration of Lobbyists.**Sec. 5**Reports by Registered Lobbyists.**Sec. 6**Disclosure and Enforcement.**Sec. 7**Penalties.**Sec. 8**Rules of Construction.**Sec. 9**Amendments to the Foreign Agents Registration Act.**Sec. 10**Amendments to the Byrd Amendment.**Sec. 11**Repeal of Certain Lobbying Provisions.**Sec. 12**Conforming Amendments to Other Statutes.**Sec. 13**Severability.**Sec. 14**Identification of Clients and Covered Officials.**Sec. 15**Estimates Based on Tax Reporting System.**Sec. 16**Repeal of the Ramspeck Act.**Sec. 17**Excepted Service and Other Experience Considerations for Competitive Service Appointments.**Sec. 18**Exempt Organizations.**Sec. 19**Amendment to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (P.L. 75-583).**Sec. 20**Disclosure of the Value of Assets Under the Ethics in Government Act.**Sec. 21**Ban on Trade Representative Representing or Advising Foreign Entities.**Sec. 22**Financial Disclosure of Interest in Qualified Blind Trust.**Sec. 23**Sense of the Senate that Lobbying Expenses Should Remain Nondeductible.**Sec. 24**Effective Dates.**Sec. 25**Prohibition on Provision of Gifts or Travel by Registered Lobbyists to Members of Congress and to Congressional Employees.**Sec. 26**Annual Audits and Reports by Comptroller General. |
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### Amended Lobby Law 

The Lobbying Disclosure Act compilation provides amended language from public laws 104-65, 105-166, and 110-81 and 115-418. It is current through April 1, 2019

### Registration Thresholds 

Current Thresholds