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Code · U.S. Code · Title 2 - THE CONGRESS · CHAPTER 26— DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES · § 1601

§ 1601. Findings

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The Congress finds that—
(1)responsible representative Government requires public awareness of the efforts of paid lobbyists to influence the public decisionmaking process in both the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government;
(2)existing lobbying disclosure statutes have been ineffective because of unclear statutory language, weak administrative and enforcement provisions, and an absence of clear guidance as to who is required to register and what they are required to disclose; and
(3)the effective public disclosure of the identity and extent of the efforts of paid lobbyists to influence Federal officials in the conduct of Government actions will increase public confidence in the integrity of Government.
(Pub. L. 104–65, § 2, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 691.)
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  • Pub. L. 104–65, § 2
  • 109 Stat. 691
  • Pub. L. 104–65, § 24
  • 109 Stat. 705
  • section 261 of this title
  • 132 Stat. 5440
  • Pub. L. 110–81, § 1(a)
  • 121 Stat. 735
  • Pub. L. 105–166, § 1(a)
  • 112 Stat. 38
  • Pub. L. 104–65, § 1
  • section 102 of Pub. L. 95–521
  • Pub. L. 110–81, title VII, § 703
  • 121 Stat. 776
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