DATE:April 5, 2006
TIME: 3:30 PM
LOCATION: H-313 The Capitol

Committee Action: H.R. 4975 was reported with a favorable recommendation by voice vote on April 5, 2006.

AMENDMENT SUBMITTED TO ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MARKUP OF H.R. 4975 - LOBBYING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2006

Capito (WV) #1 Amending the training provisions to provide for mandatory training for House employees and encouraging Members to receive ethics training. Disposition: Agreed to by voice vote	Text of Capito (WV) #1
McGovern (MA) #1a 2nd degree to Capito #1. Striking provision authorizing the CAO to withhold the salaries of employees who do not complete mandatory ethics training. Disposition: Not agreed to by voice vote	no text available
Slaughter (NY) #2 Require an itemized list of any scope violations in the rule providing for consideration of a conference report (items that were not in either the House or Senate passed versions of the bill) and provides for a consideration point of order when this rule is violated and  provide a motion to strike items that are beyond the scope of a conference. Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9	Text of Slaughter (NY) #2
Gingrey (GA) #3 Amending the definition of “earmark” to capture earmarks to Federal programs Disposition: Agreed to by voice vote	Text of Gingrey (GA) #3
Slaughter (NY) #4 Require, whenever a recorded vote is held open for more than 30 minutes, that the Congressional Record include a log of the voting activity that occurs after that 30-minute time frame to show which Members voted after that time and which Members changed their votes during that period. Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9	Text of Slaughter (NY) #4
Slaughter (NY) #5 Create a new Majority/Minority leader point of order that can be raised against consideration of a conference report where the integrity of the conference is in question. Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9	Text of Slaughter (NY) #5
Slaughter (NY) #6 To provide that staff on the Committee of Standards of Official Conduct can be dismissed only by an affirmative vote of the Standards Committee. Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9	Text of Slaughter (NY) #6
McGovern (MA) #7 Whenever 3-day layover is waived against a conference report, it is in order for a Member to raise a point of order to determine whether the House will consider the conference report.  Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9	Text of McGovern (MA) #7
McGovern (MA) #8 Regulates Member travel on private jets by requiring Members to pay full charter costs when using corporate jets for official travel and to disclose relevant information in the Congressional Record, including the owner or lessee of the aircraft and the other passengers on the flight. Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9	Text of McGovern (MA) #8
McGovern (MA) #9 Clarifies that the “face value” of a ticket for the purposes of section 304 means the cost of that ticket if a member of the general public were purchasing it. Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-9	Text of McGovern (MA) #9
Hastings (FL) #10 Mandates public disclosure of which Members sponsor earmarks and disclosure of whether Members have a financial interest in the earmark.  Earmarks include authorizations, appropriations, and tax provisions. Disposition: Not agreed to by voice vote	Text of Hastings (FL) #10
Hastings (FL) #11 Establishes pre-approval and disclosure system through the Standards Committee for privately-funded travel. Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 3-9	Text of Hastings (FL) #11
Matsui (CA) #12 Require a roll-call vote, in an open meeting, on the final version of a conference report. Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-7	Text of Matsui (CA) #12
Matsui (CA) #13 Use actual time (24-hours as opposed to one legislative day) to determine how soon a rule can be called up on the House Floor after it is reported from the Rules Committee. Disposition: Not agreed to by a record vote of 4-8	Text of Matsui (CA) #13