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The next LD-2 quarterly submitting deadline is January 20, 2015 for the reporting period October 1, 2014 via December 31, 2014. Order of Business – Calendars , invoice introductions and stories from committees.
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The Clerk of the House and The Secretary of the Senate have revised the written guidance on Lobbying Disclosure registration and reporting necessities. This revision clarifies modifications made to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 by Sections 208 and 215 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act concerning Additional Disclosure of Past Governmental Employment as a lined official.
In order to accommodate the 1000’s of new filers who’re required to participate within the LD203 disclosure course of, we’ve amended our steering to provide some clarification and assist new filers within the completion of the LD203 type. This notice responds to questions in regards to the impression of submitting an amended LD-1 or LD-2 report on the obligation to file an LD-203 report. This revision contains updated registration thresholds reflecting modifications in the Consumer Price Index, adds a piece on the Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018 (the “JACK Act”), as well as new sections regarding itemizing lobbyists and listing affiliates. Clarification can be supplied concerning the definition and disclosure of coated officers. On this date, through the 24th Congress (1835–1837), the U.S. House of Representatives instituted the “gag rule,” the first occasion of what would turn into a standard practice forbidding the House from considering anti-slavery petitions. Representative James Hammond of South Carolina first proposed the gag rule in December 1835.