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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Special Interest Lobbying and Ethics Accountability Act of 2005

H.R. 2412Introduced May 17, 2005Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Martin Meehan D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 17, 2005 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Standards of Official Conduct, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

85 cosponsors — 84 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 85 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marion Berry (D-AR), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Ed Case (D-HI), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA) and 55 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martin Meehan.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-5 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.