Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5751) to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registrants to pay an annual fee of $50, to impose a penalty of $500 for failure to file timely reports required by that Act, to provide for the use of the funds from such fees and penalties for reviewing and auditing filings by registrants, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5751 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT TASK FORCE. (a) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall establish the Lobbying Disclosure Act Enforcement Task Force (in this section referred to as the ``Task Force''). (b) Functions.--The Task Force-- (1) shall have primary responsibility for investigating and prosecuting each case referred to the Attorney General under section 6(a)(8) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605(a)(8)); and (2) shall collect and disseminate information with respect to the enforcement of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. SEC. 3. REFERRAL OF CASES TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.…”