Lobbying the Executive Branch: Current Practices and Options for Change

Straus, Jacob R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Law;    Lobbying;    Politics and government;    Lobbyists;   

RP-ID  :  R40947
RP-ID  :  R40947_2009Dec1

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report outlines the development of registration requirements for lobbyists engaging executive branch officials since 1995. It also summarizes steps taken by the Obama Administration to limit and monitor lobbying of the executive branch; discusses the development and implementation of restrictions placed on lobbying for Recovery Act and Emergency Economic Stabilization Act funds; examines the Obama Administration's decision to stop appointing lobbyists to federal advisory bodies and committees; considers third-party criticism of current executive branch lobbying policies; and provides options for possible modifications in current lobbying laws and practices.