Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act

Bill: 118-hr-4041
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-12
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires registered lobbyists to disclose whether they are exempt from having to register as foreign agents due to their lobbying activities and status as registered lobbyists.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4041 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2023 Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Roy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act . 2. Registrant disclosure regarding foreign agent registration exemption Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613(h) ). .