I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4575 
To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2005 
Mr. SHAYS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Standards of Of-
ficial Conduct, Rules, and Resources, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying 
activities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 
2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—ENHANCING LOBBYING DISCLOSURE 
Sec. 101. Quarterly filing of lobbying disclosure reports. 
Sec. 102. Electronic filing of lobbying disclosure reports. 
Sec. 103. Public database of lobbying disclosure information. 
Sec. 104. Disclosure by registered lobbyists of all past executive and congres-
sional employment. 
Sec. 105. Disclosure of grassroots activities by paid lobbyists. 
Sec. 106. Disclosure of lobbyist contributions and payments. 
Sec. 107. Increased penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure re-
quirements. 
Sec. 108. Disclosure of lobbying activities by certain coalitions and associations. 
TITLE II—SLOWING THE REVOLVING DOOR 
Sec. 201. Amendments to restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected 
officials of the executive and legislative branches. 
Sec. 202. Additional employment rights. 
Sec. 203. Public disclosure by Members of Congress of employment negotia-
tions. 
TITLE III—CURBING EXCESSES IN PRIVATELY FUNDED TRAVEL 
AND LOBBYIST GIFTS 
Sec. 301. Requirement of full payment and disclosure of charter flights. 
Sec. 302. Increased disclosure of travel by Members. 
Sec. 303. Guidelines respecting travel expenses. 
Sec. 304. Valuation of tickets to sporting and entertainment events. 
TITLE IV—OVERSIGHT OF ETHICS AND LOBBYING 
Sec. 401. Comptroller General review and semiannual reports. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING LOBBYING 
DISCLOSURE 
SEC. 101. QUARTERLY FILING OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE 
REPORTS. 
(a) QUARTERLY FILING REQUIRED.—Section 5 of 
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (in this title referred 
to as the ‘‘Act’’) (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Semiannual’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Quarterly’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘the semiannual period’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘July of each 
year’’ and insert ‘‘the quarterly period begin-
ning on the first days of January, April, July, 
and October of each year’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘such semiannual period’’ 
and insert ‘‘such quarterly period’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘semiannual report’’ and inserting 
‘‘quarterly report’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual filing period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly 
period’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly pe-
riod’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual filing period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly 
period’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 3(10) of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1602) is amended by striking ‘‘six month pe-
riod’’ and inserting ‘‘three-month period’’.