WASHINGTON — “The House passed a bill yesterday aiming to help the federal government corral and punish lobbyists who don’t properly file required disclosure reports. The reports provide the public with information about what they are doing in Washington for clients….
Her bill, dubbed the Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act, was passed by voice vote under rules designed to allow noncontroversial measures to pass with less debate than normal as long as they receive at least a two-thirds majority.
Kilroy’s bill stems from the 1995 lobbyist-reform bill that toughened disclosure requirements. The bill seeks to establish a special task force under the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., to investigate possible disclosure violations. It doesn’t say how much that would cost, however, and leaves it to the Justice Department and future Congresses to figure that out and decide whether to allocate that amount.” Jonathan Riskind, The Columbus Dispatch.
