Video: Things to Remember in Q1 when Preparing 2024 Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) Reports
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This week, world leaders from 32 countries are descending on Washington, DC for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) 75th anniversary summit. Whenever world leaders gather in one place, there will be many ad-on...more
Following last year’s significant changes to Minnesota’s lobbyist regulations, Governor Tim Walz has signed two bills that further amend these provisions. The Elections Omnibus bill, H.F. 4772 (MN Session Laws 2024, Chapter...more
In 90 seconds, Caleb Burns of Wiley’s Election Law & Government Ethics group will discuss the January LDA due dates and the lobbying expense accounting methodology your organization must select in Q1 2024....more
We are now in December and the end-of-the-year holiday gift-giving season is upon us. Gifts for family; gifts for assistants; gifts for clients; gifts for friends. Holiday parties, Secret Santa exchanges, and the like. It’s...more
Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more
In this episode, Wiley’s Carol Laham and Rob Walker discuss lobbying disclosures. Join Carol and Rob as they offer an overview of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and a timely review of the requirements for the LDA’s...more
This is the third episode in a series of podcasts on H.R. 1, a bill that has been introduced in Congress that would affect campaign finance, lobbying, ethics, and voting laws. In this episode, Election Law Partner Mark Renaud...more
Trump revoked his own Ethics Order in the final moments of his Presidency, rescinding the lengthy revolving-door restriction on his appointees. Biden’s Executive Order on Ethic Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel...more
President Biden yesterday released the Ethics Pledge that will be required of all his appointees. The Executive Order on Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel was one of the first 17 Executive Orders issued on...more
I. Biden-Harris Transition Team Ethics Plan and Code of Ethical Conduct - During his candidacy, President-elect Joe Biden was the first presidential candidate to be statutorily obligated to file a transition team ethics plan...more
On June 25, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Jack Abramoff intends to plead guilty to criminal violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), in what is the first known criminal prosecution under...more
As Congress, the administration and the private sector adapt to a new reality, so shall lobbying. With those changes, it is reasonable to expect government relations professionals to face new compliance challenges. Remote or...more
Amidst one of the busiest times for federal lobbyists, the Government Accountability Office released its annual audit of compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act (“LDA”). ...more
Is your company or organization complying with lobbying laws implicated by its advocacy efforts in connection with COVID-19 orders, regulatory guidelines and new laws? Communicating with government officials to influence...more
Lobbyists registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) are now required to disclose federal and state convictions of certain crimes. ...more
On July 25, 2018, Senator Michael Bennett (D-CO) and Representative John Sarbanes (MD-3) announced the, “Curtailing, Lobbyists and Empowering Americans for a New (CLEAN) Politics Act of 2018.”...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 included a surprise for some federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) Registrants: organizations that elect to calculate their lobbying expenses using Method C--the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)...more
U.S. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley introduced the “Disclosing Foreign Influence Act” last week, a Senate bill which would amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), to remove an exemption from registration...more
Organizations that plan to provide entertainment to Members and staff of the United States House of Representatives and Senate at the political party conventions should remind themselves of the unique rules that apply to...more
The U.S. government reached settlements with two federal lobbyist registrants recently in what appears to signal increased enforcement of political activity laws. On August 28, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...more
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia recently entered into a settlement with a lobbyist that includes a $30,000 fine for missing Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) reports. The lobbyist had been facing the...more
The oft discussed and long-anticipated unregistered federal lobbyist investigation may be occurring as we speak. The recently released 2014 first quarter report of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) disclosed that one...more
A default judgment secured in U.S. v. Biassi Business Services Inc., D.D.C. may be indicative of a more aggressive Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) enforcement policy, and the U.S. Attorney's Office is considering pursuing...more