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Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act

H.R. 7104 · 115th Congress · Oct 30, 2018 · Lineage

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.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act” 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 new paragraph:

“(7) for any listed lobbyist 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 new paragraph:

“(6) for any listed lobbyist 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.”