The Federal Election Commission (FEC) recently announced increased federal contribution limits for the 2021-2022 election cycle. Certain federal contribution limits are indexed for inflation and adjustments are made in...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
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
Although it may feel like the 2020 presidential election year has already been here for months (or years), the calendar finally reads 2020. Before you get too busy with 2020, we wanted to share a few useful tips for your PAC...more
1/16/2020
/ Campaign Contributions ,
Contribution Limits ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Federal Elections ,
Lobbying ,
Lobbyists ,
PACs ,
Political Campaigns ,
Presidential Elections ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation
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
7/31/2018
/ Campaign Contributions ,
Foreign Agents ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Lobbying ,
Lobbying Disclosure Act ,
Lobbyists ,
Political Campaigns ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Policy ,
Registration Requirement ,
Threshold Requirements
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
3/12/2018
/ Campaign Contributions ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Lobbying ,
Lobbying Disclosure Act ,
Lobbyists ,
New Legislation ,
Political Campaigns ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Returns ,
Trump Administration
Lobbyists subject to new fundraising restrictions in 2015 -
Effective January 1, 2015 lobbyists and their cohabitants are prohibited from hosting fundraising events for candidates and elected officials (for which the...more