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B-129874 1 (1977-04-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagxk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED!STATES 278 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-129874 APR 11 1977 The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives ? Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to your request for our views on H.R. 1180 and four related bills, H.R. 557, H.R. 766, H.R. 1035, and H.R. 2301. All of the bills deal with the public disclosure of lobbying and related activities. H.R. 1180 and H.R. 2301, .the most comprehensive of the lobbying disclosure proposals, are similar bills entitled the Public Disclosure of Lobbying Act of 1977. A measure comparable to H.R. 1180 and H.R. 2301 was passed by the House during the 94th Congress but was not. passed by the Senate. See H.R. 15, 94th Cong., .st Sess. (1975); 122 Cong. Rec. H 11416 (daily ed. September 28, 1976). Unless otherwise indicated, comments addressed to H.R. 1180 are equally appli- cable to H.R. 2301. H.R. 557 and H.R. 1035 are also similar bills but differ materially from H.R. 1180 and H.R. 2301. Unless we indicate 4dif ferently, comments addressed. to H.R. 557 .also. apply to H.R. 1035. H.R. 766 has no companion bill. Comments on H.R. L 557 and H.R. 766 are integrated with our comments on relevant provisions of H.R. 1180. H.R. 1180 would replace the present lobbying disclosure, law, the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act (2 U.S.C. §261 : et seq.), with a comprehensive new statute defining the 1'?ganizations that must register and report as lobbyists and specifically describing the.information that those- II organizations must disclose. H.R. 557 and H.R. 766 have a similar objective. We believe H.R. 1180 would constitute a.siqnificant improvement over the existing lobbying disclosure law, pre- viously cited. In addition to broadening and clarifying the definition of those organizations subject to lobbying I IL - , • :.

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