What is Public Disclosure?
Members, officers, and staff of the U.S. House of Representatives are required by certain House Rules and federal statutes to file official documents on travel, income, gifts, etc. and to make this information available to the public as Public Disclosure documents. These documents are filed with the Clerk of the House and are available from the Legislative Resource Center, B-106 Cannon House Office Building, during normal office hours. The telephone number is (202) 226-5200. For information about the individual files available for public inspection, please select a topic from the following list:

Federal Election Campaign Reports Financial disclosure information on campaign expenses filed by House and Presidential campaigns, Parties and Political Action Committees, and Political Party Committees. Financial Disclosure Reports Financial Disclosure Reports include information about the source, type, amount, or value of the incomes of Members, officers, certain employees of the U.S. House of Representatives and related offices, and candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. Franked Materials (Mass Mailings) Information on the contents of mass mailings sent by Members of the House of Representatives. Gift and Travel Filings Reports on travel-related expenses incurred by Members of the House of Representatives that are reimbursed by non­government sources and charitable contributions made in lieu of honoraria (a payment for services that do not have a set fee). Foreign Travel Reports and Expenditures Reports of certain expenditures for all official foreign travel by Members and staff of the U.S. House of Representatives. Legal Expense Fund Disclosures Reports on any legal expenses incurred by a candidate or Member of the House of of Representatives. Oath of Access List of Members who have taken the Oath of Access to Classified Information. HTML | PDF Constitutional Oath of Office List of Members who have taken the Constitutional Oath of Office. PDF		Lobbying Registrations The filing deadlines for lobbying reports are August 14 or the next business day for January 1 - June 30 for mid-year reports; February 14 or the next business day for July - December 31 for year-end reports. Lobbying registrations and reports of income and expenses are filed with the Clerk of the House pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (PL104-65), and its predecessor, the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act (1946). Reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are made available on public terminals up to the present. Reports from 1978-1995 filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1946 are available on the terminals and on microfilm. Registration Forms and Instructions Your completed LD-1 or LD-2 forms can be saved with the Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0. You can only save the LD-1 or the LD-2 forms with Adobe Acrobat 5.1 or higher. A free version of Acrobat Reader version 6.0 is available here. If you have any questions, contact the Legislative Resource Center at 202-226-5200. New Lobbyist (Form LD-1) Instructions | Form LD1 PDF Previously Registered Lobbyists (Form LD-2) Instructions | Form LD2 PDF Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 "To provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes." HTML | PDF | Postscript Guide to the Lobbying Disclosure Act Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1996 (House Report 104-339, Part I)