House OKs Ethics Bill Aimed at Earmarks
By CHARLES BABINGTON
AP
The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to make lawmakers disclose more details of their efforts to fund pet projects and raise money from lobbyists, responding to a rash of recent scandals.
The Democratic-drafted legislation followed cases that sent two GOP lawmakers and a big-time lobbyist to prison and saw a House Democrat charged with bribery.
Senate leaders hope to give it final passage this week, even as the chamber's most senior Republican faces questions about Monday's federal raid of his home as part of a bribery probe in Alaska.
The bill, which the House passed 411-8, would require lawmakers to disclose those lobbyists who raise $15,000 or more for them within a six-month period by "bundling" donations from many people. The requirement would cover party-affiliated campaign committees as well.
Lawmakers would be barred from accepting gifts, including meals and tickets, from lobbyists and their clients.
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AP
The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to make lawmakers disclose more details of their efforts to fund pet projects and raise money from lobbyists, responding to a rash of recent scandals.
The Democratic-drafted legislation followed cases that sent two GOP lawmakers and a big-time lobbyist to prison and saw a House Democrat charged with bribery.
Senate leaders hope to give it final passage this week, even as the chamber's most senior Republican faces questions about Monday's federal raid of his home as part of a bribery probe in Alaska.
The bill, which the House passed 411-8, would require lawmakers to disclose those lobbyists who raise $15,000 or more for them within a six-month period by "bundling" donations from many people. The requirement would cover party-affiliated campaign committees as well.
Lawmakers would be barred from accepting gifts, including meals and tickets, from lobbyists and their clients.
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