Honest Leadership and Open Government Act

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
Other short titles	Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress Act of 2007; Congressional Pension Accountability Act; Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007;
Long title	An Act to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Acronyms (colloquial)	HLOGA
Enacted by	the 110th United States Congress
Effective	September 14, 2007
Citations
Public law	110-81
Statutes at Large	121 Stat. 735
Codification
Titles amended	2 U.S.C.: Congress
U.S.C. sections amended	2 U.S.C. ch. 26 § 1601 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 1 by Harry Reid (D–NV) on January 4, 2007; Passed the Senate on January 18, 2007 (96-2, Roll call vote 19, via Senate.gov); Passed the House on July 31, 2007 (411-8, Roll call vote 763, via Clerk.House.gov) with amendment; Senate agreed to House amendment on August 2, 2007 (83-14, Roll call vote 294, via Senate.gov); Signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 14, 2007;

The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–81 (text) (PDF), 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 14, 2007.

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