The lobbying manual : a complete guide to federal lobbying law and practice /
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
American Bar Association,
c2009
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| Edition: | 4th ed |
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Table of Contents:
- pt.1A. The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995: reform efforts and current law
- Federal lobbying regulation: history through 1954
- History of lobbying disclosure reform proposals since 1955
- The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995: scope of coverage
- Registration, quarterly reporting, and related requirements
- Semiannual reports on contributions and disbursements by registrants and lobbyists
- Administration and enforcement of the LDA and miscellaneous lobbying restrictions
- Constitutional issues raised by the Lobbying Disclosure Act
- pt.1B. The Lobbying Disclosure Act in various contexts
- The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 and administrative rulemaking
- Antitrust: the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice
- Lobbying at the EPA under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
- Communications with federal financial regulatory agencies under the Lobbying Disclosure Act
- pt.2. Federal laws related to specialized areas or aspects of federal lobbying
- Foreign Agents Registration Act
- Antitrust consent decree (Tunney Act) lobbying
- Lobbying by executive branch officials
- The Byrd Amendment
- Federal acquisition regulation governing lobbying
- Office of Management and Budget regulations governing lobbying costs incurred by nonprofit organizations
- Internal Revenue Code limitations on deductibility of lobbying expenses by businesses and trade associations
- Internal Revenue Code limitations on lobbying by tax-exempt organizations
- Special considerations for lobbying by nonprofit corporations
- pt.3. Bodies of federal law of particular interest to LDA registrants and lobbyists
- Federal campaign-finance law: a primer for the lobbyist
- Lobbyist bundling of campaign contributions
- Congressional ethics: gifts, travel, income, and post-employment restrictions
- Restrictions on gifts and outside compensation for executive branch employees
- Post-employment restrictions and the regulation of lobbying by former employees
- Criminal prosecution of lobbyists for bribery and offering gratuities to legislators
- Federal lobbying and the criminal law: new arrows in the prosecutor's anti-corruption quiver
- pt.4. The practice of federal lobbying
- The structure and organization of Congress and the practice of lobbying
- Communicating with Congress
- Lobbying the appropriations process
- The lawyer and the Congressional investigation
- Executive branch advocacy
- Contingent-free lobbying
- Ethics law and the lawyer/lobbyist
- A practical guide to conflicts of interest for lawyer-lobbyists
- Lobbyists and election law: the new challenge
- A guide to grassroots advocacy for lobbyists
- Public access to lobbying records: the online lobbying disclosure databases
- A practical guide to record-keeping and reporting compliance under the Lobbying Disclosure Act