S.Amdt. 4102
What it does: Adds SEC. _01. GET IN LINE ACT wherever appropriate
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)What it changes
1 change to S. 2663
The Congressional Record cuts off the end of this amendment, so some changes may be missing.
Adds SEC. _01. GET IN LINE ACT wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. _01. GET IN LINE ACT.
Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Get in Line Act".
Inserted: (b) Prohibition on the Payment of Individuals To Reserve a Place in Line for a Lobbyist for a Seat at a Congressional Committee or Federal Entity Hearing or Business Meeting.--
Inserted: (1) Prohibition.--The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "SEC. 27. PROHIBITION ON THE PAYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO RESERVE A PLACE IN LINE FOR A LOBBYIST FOR A SEAT AT A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE OR FEDERAL ENTITY HEARING OR BUSINESS MEETING.
Inserted: "(a) Prohibition.--Any person described in subsection (b) shall not make a payment to an individual to reserve a place in line for a seat for that person at a congressional committee or Federal entity hearing or business meeting.
Inserted: "(b) Persons Subject to Prohibition.--The persons subject to the prohibition under subsection (a) are any lobbyist that is registered or is required to register under section 4(a)(1), any organization that retains or employs 1 or more lobbyists and is registered or is required to register under section 4(a)(2), and any employee listed or required to be listed as a lobbyist by a registrant under section 4(b)(6) or 5(b)(2)(C).".
Inserted: (2) Certification.--Section 5(d)(1)(G) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(d)(1)(G)) is amended--
Inserted: (A) in clause (i), by striking "and" after the semicolon;
Inserted: (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and
Inserted: (C) by inserting at the end the following:
Inserted: "(iii) has read and is familiar with section 27, relating to paying individuals to reserve seats at congressional committee or Federal entity hearings or business meetings, and has not violated that section.".
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Inserted: (3) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Inserted: (c) Committee Hearing Availability.--A committee of the Senate that is unable to accommodate all persons wishing to sit in the hearing room for a committee hearing or business meeting shall--
Inserted: (1) make all reasonable accommodations for such overflow, including opening up an overflow room with a video monitor showing the hearing or meeting if possible; and
Inserted: (2) stream the hearing or meeting on the committee website to the extent practicable
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Original wording
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 4102. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2663, to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. _01. GET IN LINE ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the “Get in Line Act”.
(b) Prohibition on the Payment of Individuals To Reserve a Place in Line for a Lobbyist for a Seat at a Congressional Committee or Federal Entity Hearing or Business Meeting.--
(1) Prohibition.--The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 27. PROHIBITION ON THE PAYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO RESERVE A PLACE IN LINE FOR A LOBBYIST FOR A SEAT AT A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE OR FEDERAL ENTITY HEARING OR BUSINESS MEETING.
“(a) Prohibition.--Any person described in subsection (b) shall not make a payment to an individual to reserve a place in line for a seat for that person at a congressional committee or Federal entity hearing or business meeting.
“(b) Persons Subject to Prohibition.--The persons subject to the prohibition under subsection (a) are any lobbyist that is registered or is required to register under section 4(a)(1), any organization that retains or employs 1 or more lobbyists and is registered or is required to register under section 4(a)(2), and any employee listed or required to be listed as a lobbyist by a registrant under section 4(b)(6) or 5(b)(2)(C).”.
(2) Certification.--Section 5(d)(1)(G) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(d)(1)(G)) is amended--
(A) in clause (i), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following:
“(iii) has read and is familiar with section 27, relating to paying individuals to reserve seats at congressional committee or Federal entity hearings or business meetings, and has not violated that section.”.
(3) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Committee Hearing Availability.--A committee of the Senate that is unable to accommodate all persons wishing to sit in the hearing room for a committee hearing or business meeting shall--
(1) make all reasonable accommodations for such overflow, including opening up an overflow room with a video monitor showing the hearing or meeting if possible; and
(2) stream the hearing or meeting on the committee website to the extent practicable
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Senate amendment submitted
March 4, 2008