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2 U.S.C. 1604: Reports by registered lobbyists

Created in 1995 by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-65). Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 1603, 2 U.S.C. 1605, 2 U.S.C. 1614, 52 U.S.C. 30104.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 115–418 added par. (6). (Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018" or the "JACK Act) Law text · (b)

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–81, §201(a)(1), substituted, in heading, "Quarterly" for "Semiannual" and, in text, "20 days after the end of the quarterly period beginning on the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year in which a registrant is registered under section 1603 of this tit… (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §201(a)(2)(A), substituted "quarterly report" for "semiannual report" in introductory provisions. (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §207(a)(2), inserted ", including information under section 1603(b)(3) of this title" before semicolon. (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §201(a)(2)(B), substituted "quarterly period" for "semiannual filing period" in introductory provisions. (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §201(a)(2)(C), substituted "quarterly period" for "semiannual period". (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §201(a)(2)(D), substituted "quarterly period" for "semiannual filing period". (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §202, added par. (5). (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §201(b)(6)(A), substituted "$5,000" for "$10,000" and "$10,000" for "$20,000". (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §201(b)(6)(B), substituted "$5,000" for "$10,000" in two places. (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §203(a), added subsec. (d). (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–81, §205, added subsec. (e). (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (e)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–166 struck out par. (3) which read as follows: "A registrant that reports lobbying expenditures pursuant to section 6033(b)(8) of title 26 may satisfy the requirement to report income or expenses by filing with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Re… Law text · (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.