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Choosing Your LDA Reporting Path for 2025

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As DC's cherry blossoms bloom, it's time to decide how your organization will file its Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) reports for 2025. Will you choose the tax definitions or the LDA definitions? Each option has its unique...more

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In-Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's March 2025 Round-Up

In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's Monthly Round-Up In this March 2025 issue of In Compliance, we cover the following topics: President Trump Issues Executive Order on Election Integrity - Treasury Department Eliminates...more

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FEC Releases Increased Contribution Limits for the 2025-2026 Election Cycle

Today, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) released increased contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle. The increased limits apply to contributions from individuals and non-multicandidate PACs to federal...more

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Think Tanks May Need to Rethink FARA Registration

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When considering who must register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA” or “the Act”), one normally thinks of individuals, law firms, or marketing firms, the typical kinds of agents that must register for...more

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Political Compliance Calendar for 2022

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With the new year comes an opportunity to review and re-set the political-law compliance for campaigns, PACs, lobbyists, businesses, and individuals. The following checklist provides a brief overview of upcoming dates on the...more

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No Lobbying Exception for In-House Employees in New Hampshire

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On September 21, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office issued a letter confirming that there is no registration exception for in-house employees whose lobbying activity is incidental to their primary job duties. New...more

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H.R. 1 – Disclosures, Disclaimers, and FEC Certifications: What Corporations, Non-Profits, and Trade Associations Need to Know

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This episode is the first in a series of podcasts on H.R. 1, a bill that has been introduced in Congress that will affect campaign finance, lobbying, ethics, and voting laws. In this episode, Partner Mark Renaud and Special...more

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California’s Campaign Watchdog Announces Guidelines for Campaign and Lobby Reporting During Stay-at-Home Orders

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While state elections officials around the country are grappling with ways to ensure that voters can participate in elections with minimal disruption amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, campaign committees, lobbyists and lobbying...more

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Law Firms Take Note: Recent DOJ Advisory Opinions Highlight Narrow Scope of the FARA Legal Exemption

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In the wake of a global law firm entering into a multimillion-dollar settlement for failing to register as an agent of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA or the act), other law firms have...more

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Happy New Year: Tips for Federal PAC & Lobbying Compliance in the 2020 Election Year

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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

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Top Three FARA Exemptions to Know

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With the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) giving increased attention to Foreign Agent Registration Act (“FARA”) enforcement, companies that have international business operations or otherwise deal with foreign governments and...more

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The Future of New Jersey’s “Dark Money” Bill Remains Uncertain Amid Constitutional Challenges

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On October 2, 2019 a federal judge issued a stay on the implementation of what has become known as New Jersey’s “Dark Money” Bill. The law was scheduled to take effect on October 15, 2019 and would require 501(c)(4) and 527...more

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Federal Lobby Reporting Changes: You Need to Know JACK

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Lobbyists registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) are now required to disclose federal and state convictions of certain crimes. ...more

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New Jersey Annual Lobbying Reports - Due February 15, 2018

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February 15th is fast approaching, which means businesses that engage in lobbying in New Jersey should begin preparing their annual ELEC lobbying report. Any entity that spent at least $2,500 in 2018 on lobbying in New Jersey...more

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Reminder for Lobbying Disclosure Act Registrants

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The fourth quarter federal lobbying activity reports, covering the period from October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, are due on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The government shutdown has not resulted in an extension of time...more

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JCOPE Promulgates New Lobbying Regulations; Kansas Expands Scope of Lobbying Law

Below, we have summarized recent developments regarding New York and Kansas lobbying requirements. New York Lobbying Regulations - On April 24, 2018, the New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) voted to...more

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GAO Finds Decline in Compliance With Reporting Lobbying Dollars; Enforcement on the Rise

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On Friday, March 31, 2017, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) published its annual audit of compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open...more

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New York Passes Ethics Package Impacting Lobbying and Disclosure

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law an ethics package (the Bill) including campaign finance, lobbying and disclosure amendments. Below, we briefly summarize key provisions that (i) expand...more

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