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The New Lobbying and Ethics Reform Bill
TheCapitol.Net is sponsoring a telephone seminar on "The New Lobbying and Ethics Reform Bill--Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007" on Thursday, October 18, 2007.
Our faculty for this course is Sonia Fois, an attorney in Arnold & Porter's Legislative Practice Group.
Topics to be covered include:
- Gifts, meals, drinks
- Privately funded travel
- Requirements of lobbyists
- Post-employment ("Revolving Door") restrictions
- Reporting requirements
- New bundling rules
- Earmarks
An open Q&A with the faculty is also included.
More
- CRS Reports
- Campaign Finance: Developments in the 110th Congress, by R. Sam Garrett, CRS Report RS22732, September 28, 2007 (6-page pdf )
- Lobbying Law and Ethics Rules Changes in the 110th Congress, by Jack Maskell, CRS Report RL34166, September 7, 2007 (22-page pdf )
- The Constitutionality of Regulating Political Advertisements: An Analysis of Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc., by L. Paige Whitaker, CRS Report RS22687, July 5, 2007 (6-page pdf )
- Lobbying Disclosure: Themes and Issues, 110th Congress, by R. Eric Petersen, CRS Report RL33798, May 29, 2007 (19-page pdf )
- Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in S. 1 and H.R. 2316, 110th Congress, by Jack Maskell, CRS Report RL34008, May 18, 2007 (18-page pdf )
- Campaign Finance: An Overview, by Joseph Cantor, CRS Report RL33580, April 20, 2007 (21-page pdf )
- "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act Signed Into Law," OMB Watch, September 17, 2007
- Memo to Designated Agency Ethics Officials, from U.S. Office of Government Ethics, August 14, 2007
- H.R. 2316, The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 - from washingtonwatch.com
- Federal Campaign Finance Laws - from the FEC
The course will also be available on audio CD after October 30, 2007.
Audio course on CD: The New Lobbying and Ethics Reform Bill--Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
October 8, 2007 01:27 PM Training