About the bill
The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (Pub.L. 110–81, 121 Stat. 735, enacted September 14, 2007) is a law of the United States federal government that amended parts of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. It strengthens public disclosure requirements concerning lobbying activity and funding, places more restrictions on gifts for members of Congress and their staff, and provides for mandatory disclosure of earmarks in expenditure bills. The bill was signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 15, 2007.
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Sponsor and status
110th Congress (2007–2009)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Sep 14, 2007
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 14, 2007.
17 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 4 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“College Presidents' Salaries”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
on Nov 17, 2008
“Walden in central oregon monday, nov. 26”
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Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR2, 1999-2020]
on Nov 20, 2007
“Cardin, mikulski announce $14 million for maryland initiatives in cjs spending bill”
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Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
on Oct 17, 2007
History
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Jan 20, 2006
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2180 (109th). |
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Jan 4, 2007
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
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Jan 18, 2007
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. |
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Jan 22, 2007
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. |
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Jul 31, 2007
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. |
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Aug 1, 2007
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
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Aug 2, 2007
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Sep 14, 2007
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 1 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1. This is the one from the 110th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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