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The Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 is a statute enacted by the United States Congress to reduce the influence of lobbyists. The primary purpose of the Act was to provide information to members of Congress about those that lobby them. [1] The 1946 Act was replaced by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. [2]
Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946, a statute enacted by the United States Congress to reduce the influence of lobbyists Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site , a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline, Massachusetts
In 1946, there was a so-called "sunshine law" requiring lobbyists to disclose what they were doing, on whose behalf, and how much they received in payment. [11] [139] The resulting Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 governed lobbying rules up until 1995 when the Lobbying Disclosure Act replaced it. [11]
A mandatory, publicly accessible and processable [7] lobby register with enforced financial disclosure and theoretical high punishments exists on federal level, [8] as well as in every state besides Pennsylvania. [4] A register was introduced in the US in 1946 with the Lobbying Act.
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The Biosecure Act would bar federal agencies from contracting with biotech companies deemed of concern. It also would prohibit contracts with companies that use those companies' equipment or services.
A 2020 study found that, from 1999 to 2018, the pharmaceutical industry and health product industry together spent $4.7 billion lobbying the United States federal government, an average of $233 million per year.