Calendar No. 552
115th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 115–317]
To require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering.
May 22, 2018
Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
August 15, 2018
Reported by Mr. Johnson, without amendment
To require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018” or the “JACK Act”.
SEC. 2. Disclosure of corrupt malpractice by lobbyists.
(a) Registration.—Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
“(7) for any registrant who was convicted in a Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and a description of the offense.”.
(b) Quarterly reports.—Section 5(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(6) for any registrant who was convicted in a Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and a description of the offense.”.
Calendar No. 552 | |||||
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[Report No. 115–317] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal
kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false
statements, perjury, or money laundering. | |||||
August 15, 2018 | |||||
Reported without amendment |