Reporting by substantial lobbying entities

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 6 the following: 6A. Reporting by substantial lobbying entities (a) In general A substantial lobbying entity shall file on an annual basis with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate a list of each employee of, individual under contract with, or individual who provides paid consulting services to the substantial lobbying entity who is— (1) a former Senator or a former Member of the House of Representatives; or (2) another covered legislative branch official who— (A) was paid not less than $100,000 in any 1 year as a covered legislative branch official; (B) worked for a total of not less than 4 years as a covered legislative branch official; or (C) had a job title at any time while employed as a covered legislative branch official that contained any of the following terms: Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Staff Director, Counsel, Professional Staff Member, Communications Director, or Press Secretary. (b) Contents of filing The filing required under this section shall contain a brief job description of each individual described in subsection (a) and an explanation of their work experience under subsection (a) that requires this filing. (c) Improved reporting of substantial lobbying entities The joint website being maintained by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, known as lobbyists.gov, shall include an easily searchable, sortable, and downloadable database, which shall include an application programming interface or similar feature, entitled Substantial Lobbying Entities that includes information on all individuals described in subsection (a). (d) Law enforcement oversight The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall provide a copy of each filing under subsection (a) to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, to allow the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia to determine whether a substantial lobbying entity is underreporting the lobbying activities of its employees, individuals under contract, or individuals who provide paid consulting services. (e) Substantial lobbying entity In this section, the term substantial lobbying entity means an incorporated entity that employs more than 3 registered lobbyists during a filing period..