Wide range of lobbying relating language:
Earmarks: Known to some as "pork barrel," Congressmen use this tool to direct spending to individual projects. Lobbyists work on behalf of their organization or clients to insert funding for their interests into appropriations bills. This practice has become controversial, and one of the components of the lobbying reform bill is a requirement for Congressmen to link their names to a submitted earmark or amendment at least 48 hours before the bill that it has been placed in comes to a vote.
Internal Revenue Code (IRC): An alternate method for associations and corporations to report their lobbying expenditures on the LD-2. This method provides a narrower range of people who are considered covered executive branch officials, but requires that expenditures for grassroots lobbying and lobbying at the state-level be added into the total amount reported, (which is not required under the LDA filing method).
Industry Trade Advisory Committee: ITACs, a type of federal advisory committee, were created by Congress in 1974 as "a unique public-private partnership jointly managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of United States Trade Representative that engages business leaders in formulating U.S. trade policy." ITACs made news in 2009, when in September, the Obama Administration banned the appointment of federally-registered lobbyists to the committees.
Think Tank: Private organization which does not actively engage in lobbying, but conducts research in order to create policies. Examples: Heritage Foundation, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Maurice Aguirre: Constituent Event: An exception to the gift rule. Congressional members or staff may attend this type of event for free as long as there are more than 5 constituents also attending and any meal provided to a Congressional guest is less than $50. Lobbyists are not permitted to attend these events.
Maurice Aguirre: Federal Candidate Committee: Considered the official PAC of each federal candidate, whether for a Congressional or presidential candidate. This is also called a candidate's authorized PAC. Lobbyists and registered lobbying entities (or any PACs that either control) that contribute $200 or more to a federal candidate committee must disclose these contributions on the LD-203. See "Bundling," above.
Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA): This law requires any lobbyist who represents a foreign government, elected official or political party as a foreign agent to file his financial information and published materials with the Department of Justice. This only applies to foreign public officials; lobbyists representing foreign private companies register under the LDA. See the full text of the law, forms, and other disclosure requirements at Justice.gov.
Earmarks: Known to some as "pork barrel," Congressmen use this tool to direct spending to individual projects. Lobbyists work on behalf of their organization or clients to insert funding for their interests into appropriations bills. This practice has become controversial, and one of the components of the lobbying reform bill is a requirement for Congressmen to link their names to a submitted earmark or amendment at least 48 hours before the bill that it has been placed in comes to a vote.
Internal Revenue Code (IRC): An alternate method for associations and corporations to report their lobbying expenditures on the LD-2. This method provides a narrower range of people who are considered covered executive branch officials, but requires that expenditures for grassroots lobbying and lobbying at the state-level be added into the total amount reported, (which is not required under the LDA filing method).
Industry Trade Advisory Committee: ITACs, a type of federal advisory committee, were created by Congress in 1974 as "a unique public-private partnership jointly managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of United States Trade Representative that engages business leaders in formulating U.S. trade policy." ITACs made news in 2009, when in September, the Obama Administration banned the appointment of federally-registered lobbyists to the committees.
Think Tank: Private organization which does not actively engage in lobbying, but conducts research in order to create policies. Examples: Heritage Foundation, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Maurice Aguirre: Constituent Event: An exception to the gift rule. Congressional members or staff may attend this type of event for free as long as there are more than 5 constituents also attending and any meal provided to a Congressional guest is less than $50. Lobbyists are not permitted to attend these events.
Maurice Aguirre: Federal Candidate Committee: Considered the official PAC of each federal candidate, whether for a Congressional or presidential candidate. This is also called a candidate's authorized PAC. Lobbyists and registered lobbying entities (or any PACs that either control) that contribute $200 or more to a federal candidate committee must disclose these contributions on the LD-203. See "Bundling," above.
Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA): This law requires any lobbyist who represents a foreign government, elected official or political party as a foreign agent to file his financial information and published materials with the Department of Justice. This only applies to foreign public officials; lobbyists representing foreign private companies register under the LDA. See the full text of the law, forms, and other disclosure requirements at Justice.gov.