LOBBY REFORM ACT OF 1977 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS ON S. 1785 TO REQUIRE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN LOBBYING PURPOSES ENTITLED THE “LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1977" AUGUST 2, 1977, FEBRUARY 6 AND 7, 1978 Printed for the use of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 24-173 0 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1978 MARILYN A. HARRIS, Executive Administrator and Professional Staff Member ELIZABETH A. PREAST, Chief Clerk Hon. Edward M. Kennedy, U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts. Hon. Robert T. Stafford, U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont. Patricia M. Wald, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Hon. Don Edwards, Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- Robert F. Keller, Deputy Comptroller General, General Accounting Office. Fred Wertheimer, senior vice president and director for operation, Com- mon Cause; Joel T. Thomas, counsel, National Wildlife Federation; Wayne H. Smithey, vice president, Washington affairs, Ford Motor Co.; Maurice Rosenblatt, president, National Counsel Associates, Inc.; Andrew A. Feinstein, staff attorney, Congress Watch; David E. Landau, staff associate, American Civil Liberties Union; and Larry Gold, AFL- List of Federal departments, agencies, offices, commissions, and Joint prepared statement of Senator Kennedy, Senator Clark and |