Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
- Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (USStatute|110|81|121|735|2007|09|14) is a law of the United States federal government that amended parts of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. It strengthens public disclosure requirements concerning lobbying activity and funding, places more restrictions on gifts for members of Congress and their staff, and provides for mandatory disclosure of earmarks in expenditure bills. [cite web]
last = Babington
first = Charles
coauthors = Associated Press
title = Bush Signs Lobby-Ethics Bill
publisher = Washington Post
date = 2007-09-15
url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/15/AR2007091500589.html
accessdate = 2007-10-17 ] Bill Sponsors
Main Sponsor: Harry Reid
Co-sponsors: Sen Bennett, Robert F. [UT] - 1/4/2007 Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] - 1/8/2007 Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 1/4/2007 Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] - 1/4/2007 Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 1/4/2007 Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 1/4/2007 Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 1/4/2007 Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] - 1/4/2007 Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 1/4/2007 Sen Lott, Trent [MS] - 1/4/2007 Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] - 1/4/2007 Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 1/4/2007 Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] - 1/4/2007 Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] - 1/9/2007 Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 1/4/2007 Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] - 1/4/2007 Sen Webb, Jim [VA] - 1/4/2007
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Notes
Both 2008 presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain introduced and sponsored amendments to the act, although neither were official cosponsors of the final act. The uncontroversial bill passed easily by an 83-14 margin, with Obama voting for and McCain voting against. [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00294]
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External links
* [http://www.govtrack.us/data/us/bills.text/110/s/s1.pdf Full text of Law]
* [http://www.asaecenter.org/files/FileDownloads/PublicPolicy/NewHonestLeadershipGovernment2007.doc Compares new and old law]
* [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1/show S. 1, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007] , Open Congress.
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