NPAction Update
Vol 4, Issue 2
February 1, 2006

Welcome to the NPAction Update. In This Issue:

Featured Article: Resources on Lobbying Disclosure and Nonprofits
Featured Link: Guide to the Lobbying Disclosure Act

*Featured Article*
Resources on Lobbying Disclosure and Nonprofits
Recent scandals involving lobbying firms and Congress have brought a lot of attention to laws and rules that regulate registration and disclosure by lobbyists at the federal level. These rules sometimes require nonprofits, businesses and other organizations to disclose what their lobbying costs are. These disclosure laws do not limit how much lobbying nonprofits can do or prohibit nonprofits from participating in public policy debates. NPAction.org has resources that can help you find out what requirements might apply, whether you are lobbying at the state or federal level.

Is Your Organization Subject to the Lobbying Disclosure Act?

Find out what your state requires for disclosure of lobbying costs in our State Advocacy Guides.

Frequently Asked Questions About Nonprofit Lobbying includes information on reporting lobbying costs to the IRS.

*Featured Link*
Guide to the Lobbying Disclosure Act
The Lobbying Disclosure Act Guidance provides information on interpretation of the law by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. Sections include: Introduction, What is New?, Definitions, Lobbying Registration, Special Registration Circumstances, Semiannual Reporting of Lobbying Activities, Termination, Relationship of LDA to Other Statutes, Public Availability, Review and Compliance, and Penalties.

*"Steal This Code": Put NPAction on Your Site*

NPAction invites organizations to share our tools on their websites. Just copy the HTML code from our site, and you're ready to go (but when you steal the code, just let us know!).

"Steal the Code" today
http://www.npaction.org/article/articleview/600/1/1988

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