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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 3563 (Introduced in Senate) — To require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons, and for other purposes. · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Pardon lobbying disclosure

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Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1602 ) is amended— in paragraph (8)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (iii), by striking or after the semicolon; in clause (iv), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: the issuance of a grant of executive clemency, as defined in section 2 of the Pardon Transparency to Protect Investigations Act of 2024 , in the form of a pardon, commutation of sentence, reprieve, or remission of fine. ; and in subparagraph (B)(xii), by striking made to and inserting except as provided in subparagraph (A)(v), made to ; and in paragraph (10), by inserting after the word period the following: , or any individual who is employed or retained by a client for financial or other compensation for services that include not fewer than 1 lobbying contact relating to a potential grant of executive clemency, as defined in section 2 of the Pardon Transparency to Protect Investigations Act of 2024 , regardless of the percent of the services provided by the individual to that client that consist of lobbying activities.
Section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 2 days after the date on which a lobbyist first makes a lobbying contact pertaining to a potential grant of executive clemency, as defined in section 2 of the Pardon Transparency to Protect Investigations Act of 2024 , or is employed or retained to make a lobbying contact pertaining to a potential grant of executive clemency, as so defined in that Act, whichever is earlier, such lobbyist (or the organization employing such lobbyist) shall register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives in accordance with the requirements of this section, regardless of the total income or expenses related to such lobbying activities. .
Section 5 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1604 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 2 days after a lobbying contact pertaining to a potential grant of executive clemency, as defined in section 2 of the Pardon Transparency to Protect Investigations Act of 2024 , each registrant shall file a report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives containing the information described in subsection
(b)relating to the lobbying contact pertaining to the potential grant of executive clemency. .
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