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March 2008
Quarterly Report Filing Reminder

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, requires those who have registered as a lobbyist to file quarterly reports with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Secretary of the U.S. Senate. The first quarterly report is due Monday, April 21, 2008, covering January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008.

To assist filers with the new quarterly forms, the Appendix section of the Windows and Macintosh online help manuals have been updated with the following information:

o       New line by line instructions for the quarterly forms;
o       A list of federal agency names for line 17.

Please note that updates regarding the new semi-annual contribution form and lobbyist ID’s and passwords will be released in the near future.  Information on acquiring a registrant ID and password to file registrations and reports electronically, as well as helpful filing instructions, can be obtained from the House or the Senate lobbying disclosure links listed below:http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov                        http://www.senate.gov/lobby If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact either of the offices listed below:
House Legislative Resource Center       
202-226-5200
LobbyInfo@mail.house.gov
Senate Office of Public Records
Lobby@sec.senate.gov
202-224-0758