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03-15-2006, 12:39 PM
AP
Updated: 9:25 p.m. ET March 14, 2006
WASHINGTON - Lobbyists would be required to disclose the gifts they give lawmakers and members of the House would be temporarily barred from taking privately funded trips under legislation endorsed Tuesday night by GOP House leaders, according to Republican officials.
Responding to a Republican-tinted corruption scandal that erupted earlier this year, GOP leaders also agreed to support a requirement for lawmakers to disclose when they place money in a spending bill for pet projects, these officials said.
In addition, Republicans intend to seek limits on outside political organizations that currently are permitted to accept unlimited donations from individuals. Republicans say that Democrats benefit disproportionately from these groups, and Republicans envision imposing a cap of slightly more than $27,000 on individual donations along with a requirement that donors be disclosed by name.
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Updated: 9:25 p.m. ET March 14, 2006
WASHINGTON - Lobbyists would be required to disclose the gifts they give lawmakers and members of the House would be temporarily barred from taking privately funded trips under legislation endorsed Tuesday night by GOP House leaders, according to Republican officials.
Responding to a Republican-tinted corruption scandal that erupted earlier this year, GOP leaders also agreed to support a requirement for lawmakers to disclose when they place money in a spending bill for pet projects, these officials said.
In addition, Republicans intend to seek limits on outside political organizations that currently are permitted to accept unlimited donations from individuals. Republicans say that Democrats benefit disproportionately from these groups, and Republicans envision imposing a cap of slightly more than $27,000 on individual donations along with a requirement that donors be disclosed by name.
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