Summary

Requires lobbyists to disclose if any foreign government or foreign political party—other than their client—helps direct, plan, supervise, or control their lobbying work, and to provide the name and address of those entities. Makes wording updates to two existing Lobbying Disclosure Act registration items and adds this new transparency requirement to the list of information registrants must file.

Key Points

• Adds a new registration requirement to disclose foreign governments and foreign political parties, other than the client, that influence a registrant’s lobbying activities.
• Requires reporting the name and address of such foreign entities.
• Clarifies wording in two existing Lobbying Disclosure Act registration items without changing their basic function.
• Targets foreign involvement in directing, planning, supervising, or controlling lobbying activities.
• Operates through existing LDA registration and update mechanisms.
• Does not create or modify funding, taxes, grants, or spending programs.
• Increases public and policymaker visibility into foreign influence on lobbying campaigns.
• Imposes limited additional compliance steps for lobbying registrants.