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 providing gifts, such as entertainment, dinners, and receptions to Members and staff who are in attendance at those events.
More so than in the past, these events will be scrutinized. Recently, watch dog groups have announced their intention to “make the rounds to monitor convention goers’ compliance with new ethics rules and call attention to events where corporate sponsors wine and dine Members of Congress and their aides.”
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