US Congress House Bill 2819 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2017 This bill amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to require the disclosure of political intelligence activities, particularly relating to information useful for analyzing securities or commodities markets. Political intelligence consultants or their employing organizations must register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and make quarterly reports on political intelligence activities. Persons or entities that make an oral or written political intelligence contact with a covered legislative branch or executive branch official must, on the official's request: (1) state whether such person or entity is registered under the LDA, (2) identify the client on behalf of whom the contact is made, and (3) state whether such client is a foreign entity and make any related disclosures. The federal criminal code is amended to subject to a fine and/or imprisonment certain former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches who knowingly make any communication to, or appearance before, any officer or employee of a federal or District of Columbia agency or court in violation of certain permanent or temporary restrictions and with the intent to gain information for use in: (1) analyzing securities or commodities markets, or (2) informing investment decisions in those markets. The bill excludes from such prohibition any communication made by a representative of a media organization to gather and disseminate news and information to the public.

Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2017

Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-06-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-06-07	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2819/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2819/BILLS-115hr2819ih.pdf