text: SECTION 1. DISCLOSURE OF PAID COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS TO INFLUENCE THE 
                GENERAL PUBLIC TO LOBBY CONGRESS.
  
      (a) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall not 
  apply to any person or entity other than a lobbying firm that is 
  retained on behalf of a client other than that person or entity. No 
  person or entity other than a lobbying firm is required to register or 
  file a report under the amendments made by this section.
      (b) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
  (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end the following: 
          ``For purposes of a lobbying firm only, the term `lobbying 
          activities' includes paid communications campaigns to influence 
          the general public to lobby Congress.'';
              (2) in paragraph (9)--
                      (A) in the first sentence--
                              (i) by striking ``means a person'' and 
                          inserting
                      ``(A) means--
                              ``(i) a person'';
                              (ii) by moving the remaining text of the 
                          sentence 4 ems to the right; and
                              (iii) by striking ``entity.'' and inserting 
                          ``entity; and
                              ``(ii) a person or entity that is retained 
                          by 1 or more clients (other than that person or 
                          entity) to engage in paid communications 
                          campaigns to influence the general public to 
                          lobby Congress, and receives income of, or 
                          spends or agrees to spend, an aggregate of 
                          $100,000 or more for such efforts in any 
                          quarterly period; and''; and
                      (B) in the last sentence--
                              (i) by striking ``The term also includes'' 
                          and inserting
                      ``(B) includes''; and
                              (ii) by moving the remaining text of the 
                          sentence 2 ems to the right; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(17) Paid communications campaigns to influence the 
          general public to lobby congress.--The term `paid 
          communications campaigns to influence the general public to 
          lobby Congress' means any efforts by a lobbying firm, on behalf 
          of a client that retains the firm, to influence the general 
          public or segments thereof to contact 1 or more covered 
          legislative or executive branch officials (or Congress 
          generally) to urge such officials (or Congress) to take 
          specific action with respect to a matter described in paragraph 
          (8)(A), except that such term does not include--
                      ``(A) communications made to the members of the 
                  client; or
                      ``(B) direct mail communications to the general 
                  public, or segments of the general public, that are 
                  made primarily for the purpose of recruiting members to 
                  join an organization.''.
      (c) Registration.--Section 4(a) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
  1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
  following and redesignating the succeeding paragraph accordingly:
              ``(3) Filing by certain lobbying firms.--Any person or 
          entity that qualifies as a lobbying firm under section 
          3(9)(A)(ii) shall register with the Secretary of the Senate and 
          the Clerk of the House of Representatives not later than 45 
          days after such lobbying firm is first retained by a client to 
          engage in paid communications campaigns to influence the 
          general public to lobby Congress.''.
      (d) Separate Itemization of Paid Communications Campaigns To 
  Influence the General Public To Lobby Congress.--Section 5(b) of the 
  Act (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (3)--
                      (A) by striking ``firm, a good'' and inserting 
                  ``firm--
                      ``(A) a good'';
                      (B) by moving the remaining text 2 ems to the 
                  right; and
                      (C) by adding at the end the following:
                      ``(B) a separate good faith estimate of the total 
                  amount of income relating specifically to paid 
                  communications campaigns to influence the general 
                  public to lobby Congress, if such income from the 
                  client exceeds $50,000 during the quarterly filing 
                  period; and''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
  ``Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall not apply with 
  respect to reports relating to paid communications campaigns to 
  influence the general public to lobby Congress.''.
target: Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to revise the definition of "lobbying activities" (for purposes of a lobbying firm only) to include paid communications campaigns to influence the general public to lobby Congress.
  
  Redefines "lobbying firm" to include a person or entity retained by one or more clients (other than that person or entity) to engage in paid communications campaigns to influence the general public to lobby Congress, and receives income of, or spends or agrees to spend, an aggregate of $100,000 or more for such efforts in any quarterly period.
  
  Defines "paid communications campaigns to influence the general public to lobby Congress" as efforts by a lobbying firm, on behalf of a client, to influence the general public or its segments to contact one or more covered legislative or executive branch officials (or Congress generally) to urge them to take specific action regarding a specific matter. Excludes from the meaning of such communications: (1) any made to the members of the client; or (2) direct mail communications to the general public or its segments made primarily to recruit members to join an organization.
  
  Sets forth LDA registration and reporting requirements of such lobbying firms.
feat_title: To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to provide for additional reporting by lobbying firms.