Reply #1: before the letter the provision was in the bill - but its true Feingold/Obama pushed hard to [View All]

[papau]

pass the must stand up to eat for free provision that was an addition to an already comprehensive bill.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/17/AR2007011702443.html

The bill was to be the Democratic-controlled Senate's first piece of legislation, a statement of bipartisanship and a break from the scandals that helped return the party to power. Instead, a measure that began with Reid and McConnell as co-sponsors was chased from the floor in a partisan showdown when Republicans prevented the Democratic leadership from bringing it to a vote. The 51 to 46 vote was nowhere close to the two-thirds majority needed to break the Republican filibuster.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/17/AR2007011702443.html

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:s.02349:
January 9, 2007
S. 1 — Legislative Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2007
Calendar No. 1 Sponsor Senator Reid
Read the second time, and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar on January 4, 2007.
• The Senate will begin consideration of S. 1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability
Act of 2007 on Tuesday, January 9 at 11 a.m. The unanimous consent agreement does not
address amendments or time constraints, but the Majority Leader stated his intention that the
Senate complete its work on the bill no later than Friday, January 19.
• The bill amends the Senate rules to enhance disclosure of legislative earmarks as well as of
travel and meals provided to Members and staff by lobbyists. The bill also modifies statutes
governing the disclosure of lobbying activities, limitations imposed on travel and meals
provided by lobbyists, and post-employment restrictions for Members and staff.
• The language of S. 1 is identical to that of S. 2349 (S.2349 Title: To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lott, Trent) as it passed the Senate on March 29, 2006 by a vote of 90-8. Senate conferees were named, but no conference took place before the adjournment of the 109t Congress.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1