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H.R. 2317: Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007

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H.R. 2317: Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-05-15 · Congress · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 183.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-05-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 419 (2007): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR2317 (2007-05-24), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 183. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007

Plain summary

Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require a registered lobbyist who bundles two or more contributions made (in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000) to a covered recipient during a quarterly period to: (1) file a quarterly report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives; and (2) notify the covered recipient by certified mail before filing such report. Requires the notification to express the covered recipient's right to respond to the statement to challenge and correct any information included before the registered lobbyist files such report. Defines "covered recipient" as a federal candidate, an individual holding federal office, a leadership PAC (an unauthorized political committee which is associated with an individual holding federal office, excluding a political committee of a political party), a multicandidate political committee, or a political party committee.

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Official text

Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2317, Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 (2007-05-18); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2317, Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 (2007-05-18)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (1)
Political action committee (PAC)
A committee that raises and spends money to support or oppose candidates. PACs that give directly to federal candidates have contribution limits and report to the Federal Election Commission.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2317 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110