S. 1 (110 th ): Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

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About the bill

The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (Pub.L. 110–81, 121 Stat. 735, enacted September 14, 2007) is a law of the United States federal government that amended parts of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. It strengthens public disclosure requirements concerning lobbying activity and funding, places more restrictions on gifts for members of Congress and their staff, and provides for mandatory disclosure of earmarks in expenditure bills. The bill was signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 15, 2007.

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Sponsor and status

Harry Reid

Sponsor. Senator for Nevada. Democrat.

Enacted — Signed by the President on Sep 14, 2007

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 14, 2007.

17 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 4 Republicans, 1 Independent)

History

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2180 (109th).

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.

Updated bill text was published as of Public Print.

The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes.

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment.

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill.

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 1 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1. This is the one from the 110 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 110 th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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