(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘227. Wrongfully influencing a private entity’s employment decisions by a Mem-
ber of Congress.’’. 
SEC. 103. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRACTORS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Chapter 11 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 219 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 220. Restrictions on contractors with Congress 
‘‘(a) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person who is an attor-
ney or a law firm, including a professional legal cor-
poration or partnership, or an attorney employed by 
such a law firm, enters into a contract to provide 
services to— 
‘‘(A) a committee of Congress, or a sub-
committee of any such committee, 
‘‘(B) a Member of the leadership of the 
House of Representatives or a Member of the 
leadership of the Senate, 
‘‘(C) a covered legislative branch official, or 
‘‘(D) a working group or caucus organized 
to provide legislative services or other assistance 
to Members of Congress, 
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the attorney or law firm entering into the contract, 
and the law firm by which the attorney entering into 
the contract is employed, may not, during the period 
prescribed in paragraph (2), knowingly make, with 
the intent to influence, any communication or ap-
pearance before any person described in paragraph 
(3), on behalf of any other person (except the United 
States), in connection with any matter on which such 
attorney or law firm seeks official action by a Mem-
ber, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, 
in his or her official capacity. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period referred 
to in paragraph (1) is the period during which the 
contract described in paragraph (1) is in effect, and 
a period of 1 year after the attorney or law firm, as 
the case may be, is no longer subject to the contract. 
‘‘(3) PERSONS
DESCRIBED.—The persons re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) with respect to appear-
ances or communications by an attorney or law firm 
are any Member, officer, or employee of either House 
of Congress. 
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Any person who violates paragraph 
(1) shall be punished as provided in section 216. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
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‘‘(1) the term ‘committee of Congress’ includes 
any standing committee, joint committee, and select 
committee; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered legislative branch official’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; 
‘‘(3)(A) a person is an employee of a House of 
Congress if that person is an employee of the House 
of Representatives or an employee of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the terms ‘employee of the House of Rep-
resentatives’ and ‘employee of the Senate’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 207(e)(7); 
‘‘(4) an attorney is ‘employed’ by a law firm if 
the attorney is an employee of, or a partner or other 
member of, the law firm; 
‘‘(5) the terms ‘Member of the leadership of the 
House of Representatives’ and ‘Member of the leader-
ship of the Senate’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 207(e)(7); and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘Member of Congress’ means a Sen-
ator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections for chapter 11 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
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the item relating to section 219 the following new 
item: 
‘‘220. Restrictions on contractors with Congress.’’. 
(2) Section 216 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘or 209’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘, 209, or 220’’. 
SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) SECTION 101.—The amendment made by section 
101 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and shall apply to negotiations commenced, and agree-
ments entered into, on or after that date. 
(b) SECTION 102.—The amendments made by section 
102 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) SECTION 103.—The amendments made by section 
103 shall take effect on May 23, 2007, and shall apply with 
respect to any contract entered into before, on, or after that 
date. 
TITLE II—FULL PUBLIC 
DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING 
SEC. 201. QUARTERLY FILING OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE 
REPORTS. 
(a) QUARTERLY FILING REQUIRED.—Section 5 of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(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 beginning on 
the first day of January, April, July, and Octo-
ber of each year’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘such semiannual period’’ 
and inserting ‘‘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 Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended by 
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striking ‘‘six month period’’ and inserting ‘‘3-month 
period’’. 
(2) REGISTRATION.—Section 4 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking 
‘‘semiannual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly 
period’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking 
‘‘semiannual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly 
period’’. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 6 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605) is amended in 
paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘semiannual period’’ and 
inserting ‘‘quarterly period’’. 
(4) ESTIMATES.—Section 15 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1610) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly pe-
riod’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly pe-
riod’’. 
(5) DOLLAR AMOUNTS.—Section 4 of the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) is fur-
ther amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’; and 
(D) in subsection (b)(4), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’. 
SEC. 202. ELECTRONIC FILING OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE 
REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Lobbying Disclo-
sure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED.—A report re-
quired to be filed under this section shall be filed in elec-
tronic form, in addition to any other form that may be 
required by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement in section 
5(d) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as added by 
subsection (a) of this section, that reports be filed electroni-
cally shall take effect on the day after the end of the first 
calendar quarter that begins after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 5(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) a certification that the lobbying firm, or 
registrant, and each employee listed as a lobbyist 
under section 4(b)(6) or paragraph (2)(C) of this sub-
section for that lobbying firm or registrant, has not 
provided, requested, or directed a gift, including trav-
el, to a Member of Congress or an officer or employee 
of either House of Congress in violation rule XXXV 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate or rule XXV of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 204. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON OTHER CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
Section 5 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604) is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) QUARTERLY REPORTS
ON OTHER CONTRIBU-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after 
the end of the quarterly period beginning on the first 
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day of January, April, July, and October of each 
year, or on the first business day after the first day 
of such month if that day is not a business day, each 
person who is registered or is required to register 
under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 4(a), and each 
employee who is or is required to be listed as a lob-
byist under section 4(b)(6) or subsection (b) of this 
section, shall file a report with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
containing— 
‘‘(A) the name of the person; 
‘‘(B) in the case of an employee, his or her 
the employer; 
‘‘(C) the names of all political committees 
established or administered by the person; 
‘‘(D) the name of each Federal candidate or 
officeholder, leadership PAC, or political party 
committee, to whom aggregate contributions 
equal to or exceeding $200 were made by the per-
son or a political committee established or ad-
ministered by the person within the calendar 
year, and the date and amount of each contribu-
tion made within the quarterly period; 
‘‘(E) the date, recipient, and amount of 
funds contributed, disbursed, or arranged (or a 
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good faith estimate thereof) by the person or a 
political committee established or administered 
by the person during the quarterly period— 
‘‘(i) to pay the cost of an event to 
honor or recognize a covered legislative 
branch official or covered executive branch 
official; 
‘‘(ii) to, or on behalf of, an entity that 
is named for a covered legislative branch of-
ficial, or to a person or entity in recogni-
tion of such official; 
‘‘(iii) to an entity established, fi-
nanced, maintained, or controlled by a cov-
ered legislative branch official or covered ex-
ecutive branch official, or an entity des-
ignated by such official; or 
‘‘(iv) to pay the costs of a meeting, re-
treat, conference, or other similar event held 
by, or for the benefit of, 1 or more covered 
legislative branch officials or covered execu-
tive branch officials; 
‘‘(F) any information reported to the Fed-
eral Election Commission under the second sen-
tence of section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (relating to reports by 
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intermediaries and conduits of the original 
source and the intended recipient of contribu-
tions under such Act) during the quarterly pe-
riod by the person or a political committee estab-
lished or administered by the person; and 
‘‘(G) the amount and recipient of any funds 
provided to an organization described in section 
527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that 
is not treated as a political committee under sec-
tion 301(4) under the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘leadership PAC’ means, with respect to an individual 
holding Federal office, an unauthorized political com-
mittee that is associated with an individual holding 
Federal office, except that such term shall not apply 
in the case of a political committee of a political 
party.’’. 
SEC. 205. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF GIFTS OR TRAV-
EL BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS TO MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS AND TO CONGRESSIONAL EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 25. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF GIFTS OR TRAV-
EL BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS TO MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS AND TO CONGRESSIONAL EM-
PLOYEES. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Any person described in sub-
section (b) may not make a gift or provide travel to a Mem-
ber, officer, or employee of Congress, if the person has 
knowledge that the gift or travel may not be accepted under 
the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate. 
‘‘(b) PERSONS SUBJECT TO PROHIBITION.—The per-
sons subject to the prohibition under subsection (a) are any 
lobbyist that is registered or is required to register under 
section 4(a)(1), any organization that employs 1 or more 
lobbyists and is registered or is required to register under 
section 4(a)(2), and any employee listed or required to be 
listed as a lobbyist by a registrant under section 4(b)(6).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 206. DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY CER-
TAIN COALITIONS AND ASSOCIATION. 
Paragraph (2) of section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) CLIENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘client’ means 
any person or entity that employs or retains an-
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other person for financial or other compensation 
to conduct lobbying activities on behalf of that 
person or entity. A person or entity whose em-
ployees act as lobbyists on its own behalf is both 
a client and an employer of such employees. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF COALITIONS AND AS-
SOCIATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), in the case of 
a coalition or association that employs or 
retains other persons to conduct lobbying 
activities, each of the individual members of 
the coalition or association (and not the co-
alition or association) is the client. For 
purposes of section 4(a)(3), the preceding 
sentence shall not apply, and the coalition 
or association shall be treated as the client. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN TAX-EX-
EMPT ASSOCIATIONS.—In the case of an as-
sociation— 
‘‘(I) which is described in para-
graph (3) of section 501(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from tax under section 501(a) of such 
Code, or 
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‘‘(II) which is described in any 
other paragraph of section 501(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from tax under section 501(a) 
of such Code and which has substantial 
exempt activities other than lobbying 
with respect to the specific issue for 
which it engaged the person filing the 
registration statement under section 4, 
the association (and not its members) shall 
be treated as the client. 
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MEM-
BERS.—Information on a member of a coa-
lition or association need not be included in 
any registration under section 4 if the 
amount reasonably expected to be contrib-
uted by such member toward the activities 
of the coalition or association of influencing 
legislation is less than $500 during the 
quarterly period during which the registra-
tion would be made. 
‘‘(iv) NO DONOR OR MEMBERSHIP LIST 
DISCLOSURE.—No disclosure is required 
under this Act, by reason of this subpara-
graph, with respect to lobbying activities if 
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it is publicly available knowledge that the 
organization that would be identified under 
this subparagraph is affiliated with the cli-
ent concerned or has been publicly disclosed 
to have provided funding to the client, un-
less the organization in whole or in major 
part plans, supervises, or controls such lob-
bying activities. Nothing in this subpara-
graph shall be construed to require the dis-
closure of any information about individ-
uals who are members of, or donors to, an 
entity treated as a client by this Act or an 
organization identified under this subpara-
graph.’’. 
SEC. 207. DISCLOSURE BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS OF PAST 
EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND CONGRESSIONAL 
EMPLOYMENT. 
Section 4(b)(6) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1603(b)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘or a covered 
legislative branch official’’ and all that follows through ‘‘as 
a lobbyist on behalf of the client,’’ and inserting ‘‘or a cov-
ered legislative branch official,’’. 
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SEC. 208. PUBLIC DATABASE OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE IN-
FORMATION; 
MAINTENANCE 
OF 
INFORMA-
TION. 
(a) DATABASE REQUIRED.—Section 6 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605) is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(9) maintain, and make available to the public 
over the Internet, without a fee or other access charge, 
in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable manner, 
an electronic database that— 
‘‘(A) includes the information contained in 
registrations and reports filed under this Act; 
‘‘(B) directly links the information it con-
tains to the information disclosed in reports filed 
with the Federal Election Commission under sec-
tion 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434); and 
‘‘(C) is searchable and sortable to the max-
imum extent practicable, including searchable 
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and sortable by each of the categories of informa-
tion described in section 4(b) or 5(b); and 
‘‘(10) retain the information contained in a reg-
istration or report filed under this Act for a period 
of at least 6 years after the registration or report (as 
the case may be) is filed.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(4) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: 
‘‘and, in the case of a report filed in electronic form 
pursuant to section 5(d), make such report available 
for public inspection over the Internet not more than 
48 hours after the report is so filed’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the day after the 
end of the first calendar quarter that begins after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out paragraph (9) of section 6 of the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605), as added by 
subsection (a) of this section. 
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