Assistance from congressional offices can be invaluable to an organization with interests before executive branch agencies. But it also can pose legal and optics risks to both the organization requesting the assistance and the congressional office and Member of Congress doing the outreach. A number of high-profile scandals, including the
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Covington Publishes Detailed Guide To The Revolving Door Rules
By Zachary G. Parks on
Posted in Government Ethics
The scenario is all too common: After months of searching for the right candidate and weeks negotiating duties and compensation, a company finally hires a new employee to a position that will entail work on certain government policy issues. The employee seems to be a perfect fit, but after a…
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National Journal Focuses on Widely Used Exceptions to the Congressional Travel Rules
By Brian D. Smith & Angelle Smith Baugh on
Posted in Government Ethics, Lobbying Compliance
The influential Washington publication, National Journal, published this week a lengthy examination of two exceptions to the congressional travel rules. The exceptions have permitted Members of Congress to participate in extensive overseas travel, paid by outside interests and often organized by registered lobbyists, in spite of earlier reform efforts…
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Yesterday, 10 Republican members of the U.S. Senate, led by Senator Orrin Hatch, wrote to the IRS and urged it to resist calls to limit the amount of political activity that 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations are permitted to engage in under a Treasury Regulation that has been in effect for…
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