An entryway or waiting area, such as a foyer, from the Latin word lobium, or vestibule.
A generic term for groups involved in lobbying, such as the "petroleum lobby" or "environmental lobby", or as a verb such as "trying to lobby Parliament or Congress to change the law".
The former term led to the latter term, as those trying to change the laws often gather in the lobby of a capitol, to catch legislators as they come and go about their business.
(Ed. note: The first use of "lobbyist" has been attributed to a U.S. president, sometime around 1837. It seems impossible to find any info to confirm or refute this however. Can anyone else find anything on this?)
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Lobbying is the practice of trying to persuade legislators to propose, pass, or defeat legislation or to change existing laws.
The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 establishes criteria for determining when an organization or firm should register their employees as lobbyists.
The Office of Public Records receives, processes, and maintains for public inspection records filed with the Secretary of the Senate involving the Lobbying Disclosure Act, the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Ethics in Government Act, the Mutual Security Act, and the Senate Code of Official Conduct.
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