Government Links
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US House of Representatives - www.house.gov
The official website of Congress, including schedules for forthcoming business.
US Senate - www.senate.gov
The official website of the upper chamber.
House Lobbying Disclosure - Office of the Clerk - http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov
Lobbyists are required to file lobbying disclosure forms for registration and reporting with the House and Senate (See our legal section for more details). The House's web site for the Office of the Clerk provides them the mechanism to do so. Also includes relevant links to published guidance, laws and news updates.
Senate Office of Public Records -
The Senate's public disclosure site includes links to the relevant laws and guidance. SOPR also provides databases for lobbyists' filings, disclosures by members and staffers of travel expenses as well as a list of members and staffers who are affected by post-employment restrictions.
Department of Justice - Foreign Agent Registration - www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/
Lobbyists who represent foreign political parties and government entities are required to register as foreign agents and file semiannual reports with the Department of Justice. DoJ provides information on how to file the paperwork as well as maintains a database of foreign agent lobbyist filings dating back to 1942.
Senate Select Committee on Ethics - http://ethics.senate.gov/
The Senate Ethics Committee provides forms and advice for members and for private organizations in order to comply with regulations. Many of the recent forms and guidelines added to the site were created in response to the passage of the Honest Leadership and Government Act, but many of the older documents are still relevant today.
Office of Government Ethics - www.usoge.gov/index.html
The OGE focuses on ethics at the executive branch level, encompassing the Executive Office of the President and all of the federal agencies. The agency releases DAEOgrams to agencies on gifts, financial disclosures and the revolving door between the government and the private sector. Crossword puzzles are also provided by OGE to test employees' knowledge of the ethics guidelines.
Federal Election Commission - www.fec.gov
The FEC is tasked with administering campaign finance laws and receiving campaign finance reports filed by candidate committees, leadership PACs and other political action committees. Lobbying firms, corporations and trade associations that are involved in a PAC are required to file reports, which are available to search for individually on the site.
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