SEC. 209. INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN POLITICAL COM-
MITTEES. 
The amendments made by this title shall not apply 
to the activities of any political committee described in sec-
tion 301(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 431(4)). 
SEC. 210. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made 
by this title shall apply with respect to any quarterly filing 
period under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 that be-
gins on or after January 1, 2008. 
TITLE III—ENFORCEMENT OF 
LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 301. INCREASED CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR 
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOBBYING DIS-
CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 7 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1606) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
CIVIL PENALTY.—Whoever’’; 
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Whoever knowingly and 
corruptly fails to comply with any provision of this Act 
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shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years or fined 
under title 18, United States Code, or both.’’. 
TITLE IV—INCREASED 
DISCLOSURE 
SEC. 401. PROHIBITION ON OFFICIAL CONTACT WITH 
SPOUSE OF MEMBER WHO IS A REGISTERED 
LOBBYIST. 
Rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘7. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
shall prohibit all staff employed by that Member, Delegate, 
or Resident Commissioner (including staff in personal, 
committee, and leadership offices) from having any official 
contact with that individual’s spouse if that spouse is a lob-
byist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or is em-
ployed or retained by such a lobbyist for the purpose of in-
fluencing legislation.’’. 
SEC. 402. POSTING OF TRAVEL AND FINANCIAL DISCLO-
SURE REPORTS ON PUBLIC WEBSITE OF 
CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) REQUIRING POSTING ON INTERNET.—The Clerk of 
the House of Representatives shall post on the public Inter-
net site of the Office of the Clerk, in a format that is search-
able, sortable, and downloadable, each of the following: 
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(1) The advance authorizations, certifications, 
and disclosures filed with respect to transportation, 
lodging, and related expenses for travel under clause 
5(b) of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives by Members (including Delegates and 
Resident Commissioners to the Congress), officers, and 
employees of the House. 
(2) The reports filed under section 103(h)(1) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 by Members of 
the House of Representatives (including Delegates and 
Resident Commissioners to the Congress). 
(b) APPLICABILITY AND TIMING.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to information 
received by the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TIMING.—The Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall— 
(A) not later than August 1, 2008, post the 
information required by subsection (a) that the 
Clerk receives by June 1, 2008; and 
(B) not later than the end of each 45-day 
period occurring after information is required to 
be posted under subparagraph (A), post the in-
formation required by subsection (a) that the 
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Clerk has received since the last posting under 
this subsection. 
(c) RETENTION.—The Clerk shall maintain the infor-
mation posted on the public Internet site of the Office of 
the Clerk under this section for a period of at least 6 years 
after receiving the information. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct 
protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities pro-
tected by the free speech, free exercise, or free association 
clauses of, the First Amendment to the Constitution. 
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Union Calendar No. 97 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2316 
[Report No. 110–161, Part I] 
A BILL 
To provide more rigorous requirements with respect 
to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws 
and regulations, and for other purposes. 
MAY 21, 2007 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 
amendment 
MAY 21, 2007 
Committees on Rules and House Administration dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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