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Version 36 · Passed House amended · May 24, 2007
Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require a registered lobbyist who bundles two or more contributions made (in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000) to a covered recipient during a quarterly period to: (1) file a quarterly report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives; and (2) notify the covered recipient by certified mail before filing such report.
Requires the notification to express the covered recipient's right to respond to the statement to challenge and correct any information included before the registered lobbyist files such report.
Defines "covered recipient" as a federal candidate, an individual holding federal office, a leadership PAC (an unauthorized political committee which is associated with an individual holding federal office, excluding a political committee of a political party), a multicandidate political committee, or a political party committee.
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Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] · D–MD
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 183.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 382 - 37 (Roll no. 420). (text: CR H5749-5750)
House roll call 420 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 382 - 37 (Roll no. 420).(text: CR H5749-5750)
House roll call 420 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 192 (Roll no. 419).
House roll call 419 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5754)
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceede with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith(TX) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a multicandidate political committee described the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary. (consideration: CR H5753-5755; text: CR H5753)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5753)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2317.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2317 and H.R. 2316.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 437. (consideration: CR H5749-5755, CR 5/25/2007 H5757-5758)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 437 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2317 and H.R. 2316.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 98.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-162.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-162.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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