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| https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-bill-restore-integrity-washington-put-public-s-interest-ahead | McAdams votes for bill to restore integrity to Washington, put public’s interest ahead of special interests | 2019-03-08 | 2019 | 2019-03 | Democrat | House | UT | Ben McAdams | M001209 | mcadams.house.gov | legacy | Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams today supported a comprehensive package of campaign finance reforms, ethics reforms and government accountability measures to clean up Washington and restore power to everyday Utahns. The legislation H.R. 1 also includes an amendment McAdams put forward to shine more light on lobbying activities. Our system is broken. Too many politicians go along to get along. We need to change the way Washington does business. Megadonors and special interest groups have too much influence in our system and everyday families get left behind, said McAdams. We are public servants and should always uphold the public trust in everything we do and perform to the highest ethical standards. I'm proud to support H.R. 1 because it curbs the power of special interest groups and puts the public back in the driver's seat of their government. McAdams says the bill shines a light on so-called dark money in politics by upgrading online political ad disclosure and requiring all organizations involved in political activity to disclose their large donors. The measure also increases accountability by expanding conflict-of-interest law. It also puts teeth into ethics oversight by overhauling the Office of Government Ethics, closing loopholes for lobbyists and ensuring watchdogs have enough resources to enforce the law. McAdams said his amendment improves transparency with respect to the lobbying industry in Washington. Under current law, if individuals stay below a threshold of 20 percent of their time on lobbying activities, they can avoid registering as a lobbyist and disclosing their activities. The result is an individual may spend up to 400 hours a year lobbying Congress without public notice or ethics requirements. McAdams' amendment lowers the 20 percent threshold to 10 percent, increasing transparency for lobbyists while not burdening everyday constituents from engaging with members of Congress. By avoiding registering as a lobbyist, people are either seeking to avoid basic transparency requirements or they wish to hide what legislation they are trying to influence, said McAdams. My amendment is a common-sense step to let the public know who is working to draft bills and in whose interest. McAdams said recent changes to the bill ensure that no taxpayer dollars are used for campaign purposes. Money used for a matching fund to support small dollar donations will come from a segregated account funded by so-called bad actor penalties and fines, and not from taxpayer dollars. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |