A bill to provide for a self-regulating system of lobby disclosure to supplement and make more effective current disclosure law in the least burdensome manner possible.
Integrity in Lobbying Act of 1985 - Requires each organization that makes a specified number of lobbying communications to influence legislation to register with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate. Requires such registration to include: (1) a description of the issues in which the organization intends to engage; (2) the approximate number of members and a description of principal contributors; and (3) an identification of retainees, employees, and volunteers who lobby on behalf of the organization. Requires each lobbying organization to renew its registration annually.
Requires each organization to file a quarterly report to the Secretary and the Clerk concerning its activities and an update of the previous quarterly report. Specifies the information to be included in such report.
Specifies the duties of the Secretary and the Clerk, including: (1) developing filing, coding, and cross-indexing systems for registrations and reports; and (2) making copies of registrations, reports, and summarized information available for public inspection.
Authorizes appropriations as necessary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
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