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Private: Strengthening the Lobbying Disclosure Act
To better reflect what lobbying looks like in 2020, Congress must update the law to make the influence industry more transparent.
Lobbying is a necessary and constitutionally protected activity — so long as it’s transparent. Too often, our existing laws are flouted via the ‘shadow lobbying’ loophole that allows former government officials to lobby without having to register their activity. We work to modernize the outdated Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), creating greater transparency around the billions special interests spend each year.
In the media
Quotes Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman on lobbying and dark money
In the media
Quotes Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman
Press releases
Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee issued the following statement today in response to President Joe Biden’s anticipated executive order aimed at enhancing government ethics and lobbying rules: “President Joe…
Legislation & policy analysis
Today, Reps. Ben Cline (R-VA) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) introduced H.R. 8022, the Lobbying Disclosure Reform Act of 2020 (LDA). This is the first substantive update of the LDA in…
Press releases
Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee released the following statement today after the Senate rejected the Pentagon’s proposal to weaken current lobbying restrictions on former Pentagon officials. The decision followed…