Category: HLOGA

First Quarter LDA Filings Go Smoothly?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 23, 2008
Categories In HLOGA, LDA

For all the angst generated by last fall’s lobbying and ethics overhaul — and the new disclosure requirements that came with it — the first reporting deadline under the new law came and went this week with only minimal drama. … Although the first disclosure report under the new law seemed to go well by […]

NAM v. Taylor Update

CQ reports: The National Association of Manufacturers has filed its lobbying report for the first quarter of the year without naming its members, citing its pending legal battle to overturn that new legal requirement.On Monday, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. rebuffed a request from NAM to delay enforcement of the 2007 lobbying law (PL […]

Impact of HLOGA

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 20, 2008
Categories In HLOGA

The Times reports today on the impact of HLOGA. For decades, lobbyists have registered with Congress, but compliance with reporting requirements has been spotty. They had little to fear if they understated their expenses or misrepresented their activities. That changes in a big way this month. The comptroller general of the United States will audit […]