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Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes.
Legislative Progress
Introduced
December 19, 2007
Latest Action
March 11, 2008
Primary Sponsor
Michael E. CapuanoDemocratic(MA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
90pct
83d open
vs 1,535 other HRES bills in the 110th — cohort avg 27d
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Filing registrants (5)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support for S. 2412, the Presidential Funding Act of 2007, and its companion H.R. 4294; Support for the proper implementation of S.1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007; Support for proper implementation of the Office of Congressional Ethics H.Res. 895; Support for the proper interpretation of new congressional ethics rules and lobbying disclosure laws
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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support for S. 2412, the Presidential Funding Act of 2007, and its companion H.R. 4294; Support for the proper implementation of S.1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007; Support for proper implementation of the Office of Congressional Ethics H.Res. 895; Support for the proper interpretation of new congressional ethics rules and lobbying disclosure law
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Elections/Voting Common Cause urged support of H.R. 5036 - Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 Common Cause urged the Senate to vote again and pass S. 1257, House DC Voting Rights Act. Common Cause sent a letter to all members of the House urging them to co-sponsor H.R. 1667, legislation to establish a Vote by Mail grant program. Campaign Finance Reform Common Cause urged Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to use his position as presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party to show strong support for reform now, including co-sponsoring S. 2412, legislation to fix the presidential public financing system. Common Cause sent identical letters to Senators McCain, Barack obama (D-IL) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) urging them to use their influence as a leading presidential candidate to do everything possible to break the current deadlock and Federal Election Commission nominations. Common Cause and a coalition of groups sent a letter to Senator McCain urging him to co-sponsor S. 2412, legislation to fix the presidential financing system. Ethics Common Cause sent a letter to the House Republican leadership requesting that the leadership immediately and publicly denounce a reported effort by senior Republican House aides to compile a list of Democratic House Members to target with ethics complaints if the House passes H. Res 895, a resolution to create an independent ethics panel. Common Cause sent a letter to all members of the House in support of H. Res 895, establishing an Independent Office of Congressional Ethics. Common Cause and a coalition of groups sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) strongly urging her to take all steps necessary to ensure that the Ethics Committee withdraws its misinterpretation of the new ethics rule on party conventions and issues a new guidance that carries out the clear meaning, purpose and spirit of the new rule. Whistleblower/Federal Employees Common Cause and a coalition of groups sent a letter to all Senators urging Congress to include federal scientists in pending whistleblower legislation, including provisions in H.R, 985.
Client expense: $41,530 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Support for H.Res. 895, to establish an Office of Congressional Ethics; support for S. 2412, the Presidential Funding Act of 2007, and its companion H.R. 4294; support for the proper implementation of S.1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007; and support for S. 463, the 527 Reform Act of 2007, and its companion, H.R. 420.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Government Issues
All of the following bills: HRes895 - ethics enforcement; S436/HR776 - presidential public financing; S1285/HR1644 - congressional public financing; follow up to ethics and lobby reforms - funding of parties at political conventions; general discussions re: election reform/voter access rules. All of HR1986 and HR5602 - closing tax loopholes and stopping tax fraud by government contractors. S.2519 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R. 4881 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act, all provisions. H.R. 5602 - Fair Share Act of 2008, all provisions.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Government Issues
HR 3074 Appropriations Bill FY 2007; HRept 110-238; HRept 110-446; S1 Ethics Reform Bill; PL 110-81; HRes 895 Establishing within the House of Representatives an office of congressional Ethics
Client expense: $918,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Carson Public Financing, Congressional Public Financing, Electronic Records-Presidential Records Act & Federal records Act S. 886, HR 1255, Ethics implementation, H. Res.895-Establishing Office of Congressional Ethics, Executive Branch Ethics, Fair Elections Now Act, FOIA Reform, General Open Government Issues, HR 4294 Presidential Funding Act of 2007, Implementation of S.1, Regulatory & Consumer Priorities, ROBO Calls, S.223-Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S.2041 Whistleblower False Claims Act, Whistleblower Protection Act S. 274/HR 4047.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE