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HR 5131 107th Congress House

Clemency Lobbying Disclosure Act

Official title: To ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2002 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 16, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 16, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 20, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clemency Lobbying Disclosure Act - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require disclosure of lobbying contacts involving requests or petitions for executive clemency.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Independent 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 2002
OSE, DOUG
· Jul 16, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 16, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2002
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Jul 16, 2002
TURNER, JIM
· Jul 16, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5131: Clemency Lobbying Disclosure Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5131/
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"H.R. 5131: Clemency Lobbying Disclosure Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5131/.
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H.R. 5131, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5131/.
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