,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjah,mr4 ,bennet introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,rules   
and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of 
#aiie to require an individual to       
register as a lobbyist under such ,act  
if the individual is employed or        
retained by a client for making more    
than one lobbying contact over a #b-year
 period and to treat legislative1       
political1 and strategic counseling in  
support of lobbying contacts as lobbying
 activity under such ,act1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,curtailing         
,lobbying and ,empowering ,americans for
 a ,new ,politics ,act of #bjah or the  
,,clean ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,expanding  
scope of individuals and activities     
subject to requirements of ,lobbying    
,disclosure ,act of #aiie  7a7          

,elimination of #bj percent exemption   
for determination of threshold of       
lobbying contacts required for          
individuals ,to register as lobbyists   
,section #c7aj7 of the ,lobbying        
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjb7aj77 is amended by striking 1     
other than and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting over
 a #b-year period44  7b7 ,coverage of   
individuals providing legislative1      
political1 and strategic counseling     
services  7#a7 ,treatment of            
legislative1 political1 and strategic   
counseling services in support of       
lobbying contacts as lobbying activity  
,section #c7g7 of the ,lobbying         
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjb7g77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking 
efforts and inserting any effort2 and   
7,b7 by striking research and other     
background work and inserting           
legislative1 political1 and strategic   
counseling services1 research1 and other
 background work4  7#b7 ,treatment of   

lobbying contact made with support of   
legislative1 political1 and strategic   
counseling services as lobbying contact 
made by individual providing services   
,section #c7h7 of the ,lobbying         
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjb7h77 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7,c7 ,treatment of  
providers of legislative1 political1 and
 strategic counseling services ,any     
individual who for financial or other   
compensation provides legislative1      
political1 and strategic counseling     
services that are treated as a lobbying 
activity under paragraph 7#g71 and that 
are used in support of a lobbying       
contact under this paragraph that is    
made by another individual1 shall be    
considered to have made the same        
lobbying contact at the same time and in
 the same manner to the covered         
executive branch official or covered    
legislative branch official involved4  4
  7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by this section shall apply with   

respect to lobbying contacts made on or 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #c4 ,treatment of certain        
contributions for purposes of           
contribution limits under ,federal      
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga  7a7  
,treatment of bundled contributions as  
contributions by donor and bundler      
,section #cae7;a7 of the ,federal       
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#aj7 7,a7 ,for purposes of 
paragraph 7#a71 any bundled contribution
 to a committee described in section    
#cjd7;i77#f7 that is forwarded by or    
credited to a person described in       
section #cjd7;i77#g7 7including the     
agent of such a person7 shall be treated
 both as a contribution made by the     
person forwarding such contribution or  
credited with such contribution1 and as 
a contribution made by the contributor4 
7,b7 ,for purposes of determining the   
amount of bundled contributions provided

 by a person to a committee which were  
received by the person at a fundraising 
event sponsored by the person1 or in    
response to an invitation to attend a   
fundraising event sponsored by the      
person1 each person who is a sponsor of 
the event shall be considered to have   
provided to the committee the aggregate 
amount of all bundled contributions     
which were provided to the committee by 
all sponsors of the event4  7,c7 ,this  
paragraph does not apply with respect to
 a contribution made by any individual  
who is a spouse1 parent1 child1 sibling1
 father-in-law1 or mother-in-law of the 
person described in section             
#cjd7;i77#g74  7,d7 ,nothing in this    
paragraph may be construed to prohibit  
any person from engaging in volunteer   
activity on behalf of a candidate or    
from making communications which provide
 information about the candidate but    
which do not include the solicitation of
 contributions or other fundraising     
activity in support of the candidate4   

7,e7 ,in this paragraph1 the term       
bundled contribution has the meaning    
given such term in section #cjd7;i77#h71
 except that such term also includes a  
contribution which would be a bundled   
contribution under section #cjd7;i77#h7 
if it met the applicable threshold      
described in section #cjd7;i77#c74  4   
7b7 ,treatment of contributions         
solicited by lobbyists as contributions 
by donor and lobbyist ,section #cae7;a7 
of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a771
 as amended by subsection 7a71 is       
further amended by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#aa7 7,a7   
,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 any    
contribution made to a committee        
described in section #cjd7;i77#f7 that  
is solicited by a person described in   
section #cjd7;i77#g7 7including the     
agent of such a person7 shall be treated
 both as a contribution made by the     
contributor and as a contribution made  
by the person who solicited the         
contribution4  7,b7 ,this paragraph does

 not apply with respect to a            
contribution made by any individual who 
is a spouse1 parent1 child1 sibling1    
father-in-law1 or mother-in-law of the  
person described in section             
#cjd7;i77#g74  4  7c7 ,effective date   
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to             
contributions made on or after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  #d4     
,prohibiting candidates from soliciting 
campaign contributions from registered  
lobbyists while ,congress is in session 
,title ,,iii of the ,federal ,election  
,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#b ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjaja et seq47 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section3      
#cbe4 ,prohibiting candidates from      
soliciting contributions from registered
 lobbyists while ,congress is in session
  7a7 ,candidates for ,senate ,a        
candidate for the office of ,senator1 an
 individual holding the office of       
,senator1 an agent of such a candidate  
or an individual holding such office1 or

 an entity directly or indirectly       
established1 financed1 maintained1 or   
controlled by or acting on behalf of one
 or more such candidates or individuals 
holding such office may not solicit from
 any registered lobbyist funds in       
connection with any election for the    
office of ,senator during any period in 
which the ,senate is in session4  7b7   
,candidates for ,house ,a candidate for 
the office of ,representative in1 or    
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1
 the ,congress1 an individual holding   
such an office1 an agent of a candidate 
or an individual holding such an office1
 or an entity directly or indirectly    
established1 financed1 maintained1 or   
controlled by or acting on behalf of one
 or more such candidates or individuals 
holding such an office may not solicit  
from any registered lobbyist funds in   
connection with any election for the    
office of ,representative in1 or        
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1
 the ,congress during any period in     

which the ,house of ,representatives is 
in session4  7c7 ,registered lobbyist   
defined ,for purposes of this section1  
the term registered lobbyist means any  
person who is described in subparagraph 
7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of section          
#cjd7;i77#g74  7d7 ,determination of    
when body is in session ,for purposes of
 this section1 the ,senate or ,house of 
,representatives shall be considered to 
be in session during any period unless  
such body has adjourned for1 or is in   
recess for1 a period of #aj consecutive 
calendar days or longer4  4  #e4        
,clarification of actions constituting  
solicitation under ,federal ,election   
,campaign ,act of #aiga ,section #cja of
 the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act  
of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#bg7 ,solicit
 ,the term solicit means to directly or 
indirectly ask1 request1 or recommend1  
explicitly or implicitly1 that another  
person make a contribution1 donation1   

transfer of funds1 or otherwise provide 
anything of value4  4  #f4 ,repealing   
exemption from registration under       
,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of  
#aich for persons filing disclosure     
reports under ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act
 of #aiie  7a7 ,repeal of exemption     
,section #c of the ,foreign ,agents     
,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #fac7 is amended by striking  
subsection 7h74  7b7 ,timing of filing  
of registration statements ,section #b  
of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration   
,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fab7 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 in the
 matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 in the
 fourth sentence1 by striking ,the      
registration statement shall include and
 inserting ,except as provided in       
subsection 7h71 the registration        
statement shall include2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
,timing for filing of statements by     
persons registered under ,lobbying      
,disclosure ,act of #aiie ,in the case  

of an agent of a person described in    
section #a7;b77#b7 or an entity         
described in section #a7;b77#c7 who has 
registered under the ,lobbying          
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afja et seq471 after the agent files   
the first registration required under   
subsection 7a7 in connection with the   
agent's representation of such person or
 entity1 the agent shall file all       
subsequent statements required under    
this section at the same time1 and in   
the same frequency1 as the reports filed
 with the ,clerk of the ,house of       
,representatives or the ,secretary of   
the ,senate 7as the case may be7 under  
section #e of the ,lobbying ,disclosure 
,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7 in   
connection with the agent's             
representation of such person or entity4
  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments
 made by this section shall take effect 
on the date that is #ahj days after the 
date of enactment of this ,act4