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 
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 day of January, April, July, 
and October 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 Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) is 
amended by striking ‘‘six month period’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3-month period’’. 
(2) REGISTRATION.—Section 4 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amend-
ed—
(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 amend-
ed—
(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—
(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 elec-
tronically shall take effect on the day after the end of the 
first calendar quarter that begins after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) GIFTS.—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 
subsection for that lobbying firm or registrant, has 
not provided, requested, or directed a gift, including
travel, to a Member of Congress or an officer or em-
ployee 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.’’. 
(b) REQUESTS FOR CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS.—
Section 5(b)(2)(A) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1604(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘bill 
numbers’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘bill numbers, re-
quests for Congressional earmarks (as defined in clause 
9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress),’’. 
SEC. 204. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON OTHER CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
(a) OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 5 of the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is further 
amended 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 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 reg-
ister under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 4(a), and
each employee who is or is required to be listed as 
a lobbyist 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 Represent-
atives 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 contribu-
tions equal to or exceeding $200 were made by 
the person or a political committee established 
or administered by the person within the cal-
endar year, and the date and amount of each 
contribution made within the quarterly period; 
‘‘(E) the date, recipient, and amount of 
funds contributed, disbursed, or arranged (or a 
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 
official, 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 
executive 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 cov-
ered executive 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 Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (relating to reports 
by 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 es-
tablished 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 com-
mittee under section 301(4) under the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘leadership PAC’ means, with respect to an indi-
vidual holding Federal office, an unauthorized polit-
ical committee 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.’’. 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS BUNDLED FOR CERTAIN RE-
CIPIENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(f) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CONTRIBUTIONS BUN-
DLED FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the end of the quarterly period beginning on 
the first day of January, April, July, and October of 
each year, each registered lobbyist who bundles 2 or
more contributions made to a covered recipient in an 
aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 for such covered 
recipient during such quarterly period shall file a re-
port with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives containing—
‘‘(A) the name of the registered lobbyist; 
‘‘(B) in the case of an employee, his or her 
employer; and 
‘‘(C) the name of the covered recipient to 
whom the contribution is made, and to the ex-
tent known the aggregate amount of such con-
tributions (or a good faith estimate thereof) 
within the quarter for the covered recipient. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—
In filing a report under paragraph (1), a registered 
lobbyist shall exclude from the report any informa-
tion described in paragraph (1)(C) which is included 
in any other report filed by the registered lobbyist 
with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives under subsection (e). 
‘‘(3) REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION 
PRIOR TO FILING REPORTS.—Not later than 25 days 
after the end of a period for which a registered lob-
byist is required to file a report under paragraph (1) 
which includes any information described in such
section with respect to a covered recipient, the reg-
istered lobbyist shall transmit by certified mail to 
the covered recipient involved a statement con-
taining—
‘‘(A) the information that will be included 
in the report with respect to the covered recipi-
ent; 
‘‘(B) the source of each contribution in-
cluded in the aggregate amount referred to in 
paragraph (1)(C) which the registered lobbyist 
bundled for the covered recipient during the pe-
riod covered by the report and the amount of 
the contribution attributable to each such 
source; and 
‘‘(C) a notification that the covered recipi-
ent has the right to respond to the statement 
to challenge and correct any information in-
cluded before the registered lobbyist files the re-
port under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION OF REGISTERED LOBBYIST.—
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘registered 
lobbyist’ means a person who is registered or is re-
quired to register under paragraph (1) or (2) of sec-
tion 4(a), or an individual who is required to be list-
ed under section 4(b)(6) or subsection (b).
‘‘(5) DEFINITION
OF
BUNDLED
CONTRIBU-
TION.—For purposes of this subsection, a registered 
lobbyist ‘bundles’ a contribution if—
‘‘(A) the bundled contribution is received 
by a registered lobbyist for, and forwarded by 
a registered lobbyist to, the covered recipient to 
whom the contribution is made; or 
‘‘(B) the bundled contribution will be or 
has been credited or attributed to the registered 
lobbyist through records, designations, recogni-
tions or other means of tracking by the covered 
recipient to whom the contribution is made. 
‘‘(6) 
OTHER
DEFINITIONS.—In 
this 
sub-
section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘contribution’ has the mean-
ing given such term in the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), 
except that such term does not include a con-
tribution in an amount which is less than $200; 
‘‘(B) the terms ‘candidate’, ‘political com-
mittee’, and ‘political party committee’ have the 
meaning given such terms in the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et 
seq.);