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The “take them out to the ball” game: inaugural events and events for new and departing members under the Gift Rules and the Lobbying Disclosure Act

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 27 2012

The election is over

FEC solicits comments on enforcement process, due April 19

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2013

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is currently evaluating the agency's enforcement process and is soliciting comments from the public with

FEC rules that corporation's directors are part of PAC's restricted class

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 16 2010

In Advisory Opinion 2010-12 issued on August 13, 2010, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) addressed whether a corporation's board of directors are members of the corporation's "restricted class" and thus may be solicited for contributions to the corporation's federal PAC

Clerk and secretary tweak LDA reporting guidance

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 14 2010

On June 15, 2010, the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate announced several slight revisions to their Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) Guidance

Public interest group calls for additional disclosure for political advertisements

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 24 2011

On March 22, 2011, the Media Access Project (MAP) filed a Petition for Rulemaking seeking to amend the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC or Commission) rules to require additional disclosure for political advertisements

OGE proposal to tighten executive branch gift regulations

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 29 2011

On September 13, 2011, the Executive Branch Office of Government Ethics (OGE) proposed tightened regulations on gifts to career Executive Branch employees from federally-registered lobbyists and entities that employ in-house lobbyists

SEC proposes pay-to-play ban for investment advisers

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 11 2009

On August 7, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published proposed rules that would impose a pay-to-play contribution ban on investment advisers who work for or seek to work for states and localities

Judging by appearances: revisions to the Code of Conduct for US Judges

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 6 2009

In March 2009, the Judicial Conference of the United States adopted a revised Code of Conduct for United States Judges

FEC deadlocks on $2 for $1 PAC charitable matching program

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 6 2009

By a vote of three to three (with four votes necessary for approval), the Federal Election Commission (FEC) failed to reach an agreement last month on an advisory opinion that would have expanded a corporation's ability to encourage PAC participation through a charitable matching program

Pay-to-play re-registration required in Illinois

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 11 2009

The Illinois State Board of Elections has completed work on its electronic business registration system