Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
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The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HR 4682) is a bill currently proposed to the United States House of Representatives. It was introduced on Feburary 1, 2006 by Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
The bill proposes a set of rules aimed at reducing the amount of corruption in Congress by lobbyists. The rules are intended to stop anyone who might try to buy a congressman's vote through gifts of any kind. Furthermore, house members would not be able to add special interest amendments to laws that are unrelated. All new bills presented to Congress, under the HLOG Act, will be subject to a 24 hour holding period so it can be checked over for any deceptive legislation. HLOG would also ban lobbyists from accessing the House Gym, and would keep them away from the House floor. All of this would be monitored directly by the Office of Public Integrity, which reports directly, and solely, to the U.S. Attorney's Office.[1]
Some believe that certain sections of the bill, particularly Section 204(b)(2), do not affect big special interests in their direct lobbying efforts, but regulate grassroots organizations.
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.4682: Full text of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/2006/dec/14/details_of_the_anti-downsizedc_bill Criticism of Section 204(b)(2)
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