Lobbying

Government Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

Broader accountability measures that overlap with lobbying concerns, including congressional investments, official perks, presidential and executive-branch ethics, watchdog protections, and donation-related conflicts.

Lobbying Disclosure and Public Records

Rules for who must register as a lobbyist, what lobbying-related work must be reported, whether forms should flag foreign-agent exemptions, and how easy public lobbying records should be to search and download.

Lobbying by Federally Chartered or Federally Funded Groups

Rules limiting lobbying or influence activity by organizations with special federal status, federal funding, or foreign-agent control concerns.

Foreign Influence and Foreign-Agent Registration

Disclosure and enforcement rules for people or organizations acting for foreign governments, foreign political parties, foreign principals, sovereign wealth funds, or entities tied to countries of concern.

Donor Privacy and Political Influence Spending

Adjacent campaign-finance and nonprofit-donor rules covering dark money, donor disclosure, donor privacy, political ad labels, and foreign money in ballot measures or election activity.

Revolving Door and Post-Government Lobbying

Restrictions on former Members of Congress, congressional staff, lobbyists, foreign agents, senior executive officials, and other public servants moving into paid influence work after government service.

Foreign Funding of Nonprofits and Civic Institutions

Disclosure or restriction of foreign money flowing to nonprofits, think tanks, schools, universities, researchers, and other civic institutions when that funding may affect public trust or national security.

Foreign Nonprofit Advocacy and Aid Conditions

Rules about whether foreign nonprofits receiving U.S. aid can use non-U.S. funds for lawful advocacy, lobbying, or health-related services.