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FEC solicits comments on enforcement process, due April 19

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 24 2013

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

OGE proposal to tighten executive branch gift regulations

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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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
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USA
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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

State and local pay-to-play and procurement lobbying laws: pitfalls for the Government contractor

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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October 8 2009

Participation in the Government contract arena, especially at the state and local levels, is not for the unwary

Bundle of joy: the FEC’s new bundled contribution disclosure rules

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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March 13 2009

On February 17, 2009, the FEC published in the Federal Register final rules and an accompanying Explanation and Justification (E&J) to implement a provision of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA) requiring that federal candidate committees, leadership PACs and party committees disclose contributions bundled by federal lobbyists, their employers or their PACs

The second time's a charm: revised and re-revised guidance regarding the Lobbying Disclosure Act

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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July 8 2009

On June 10, 2009, the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives announced that they had revised their preexisting guidance regarding the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act

President Obama restricts lobbyist activities on Recovery Act

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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March 24 2009

On March 20, 2009, President Obama issued a Memorandum to all Executive Departments and Agencies that substantially affects the ability of federal lobbyists to communicate with the Departments and Agencies about the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Public Law 111-5 (the Recovery Act

Updated guidance regarding communications with registered lobbyists about Recovery Act funds

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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July 29 2009

The Office of Management and Budget continues to refine its guidance regarding the President's March 20, 2009 Memorandum that broadly limits interactions between lobbyists and the Executive Branch regarding Recovery Act funds

2010 state lobbying and gifts survey

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 18 2010

The Election Law & Government Ethics Practice is currently updating its annual Survey of State Lobbying and Gift Laws for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Supreme Court gives corporations their voice back

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 21 2010

Today, the US Supreme Court held that corporations and unions have the same right to engage in independent political speech as do individuals, including the right to expressly advocate the election or defeat of candidates

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