S.Amdt. 4008Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)

In the nature of a substitute.

Submitted August 23, 2018

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Senate amendment submitted

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4008 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4008 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Kennedy.(consideration: CR S5938-5939; text: CR S5938-5939)

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Amendment SA 4008 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Kennedy. (consideration: CR S5938-5939; text: CR S5938-5939) In the nature of a substitute.

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Amendment SA 4008 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

August 23, 2018

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SA 4008. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the
bill S. 2896, to require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for
bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion,
fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or
money laundering; as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Against Corruption
on K Street Act of 2018'' or the ``JACK Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CORRUPT MALPRACTICE BY LOBBYISTS.

(a) Registration.--Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) for any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a
Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion,
fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement,
perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and
a description of the offense.''.
(b) Quarterly Reports.--Section 5(b) of the Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) for any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a
Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion,
fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement,
perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and
a description of the offense.''.

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