Bill > HR7231

This bill, titled the "Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act," aims to expand the reach of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, which requires individuals who lobby the U.S. government to register and disclose their activities. Specifically, it redefines "lobbying activity" to include counseling services that support preparation and planning for lobbying contacts, not just the direct lobbying itself, and clarifies that individuals providing such counseling, if they can direct or substantially influence the lobbying contact and know it's happening, will be treated as having made the lobbying contact themselves. Additionally, the bill lowers the threshold for when an individual's activities are considered lobbying, reducing the percentage of time spent on lobbying contacts required for registration from less than 20 percent to less than 10 percent. These changes are intended to capture more individuals and activities that influence government policy, even if they are not directly communicating with officials.

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