2 U.S.C. § 1601 : US Code - Section 1601: Findings

Search 2 U.S.C. § 1601 : US Code - Section 1601: Findings

The Congress finds that - 
(1) responsible representative Government requires public
awareness of the efforts of paid lobbyists to influence the
public decisionmaking process in both the legislative and
executive branches of the Federal Government;
(2) existing lobbying disclosure statutes have been ineffective
because of unclear statutory language, weak administrative and
enforcement provisions, and an absence of clear guidance as to
who is required to register and what they are required to
disclose; and
(3) the effective public disclosure of the identity and extent
of the efforts of paid lobbyists to influence Federal officials
in the conduct of Government actions will increase public
confidence in the integrity of Government.