Lobbying And Donations Transparency Act of 2021

Proposed by National People's Front

Opened

11 Mar 2021

Voting closes

10 May 2021

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

These changes reduce unnecessary bureaucracy while maintaining transparency, giving citizens clearer insight into political influence without stifling civic engagement.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Lobbying & Political Donations	Strict caps and a public lobbying register		Disclosure rules, few limits

1

Lobbying & Political Donations

Previous law

Strict caps and a public lobbying register

Disclosure rules, few limits

Timeline

Draft

11 March 2021
Vote Open

11 March 2021
Vote Closed

10 May 2021
Became Law

10 May 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Passed

39Yes 4No 26Not voted 69 seats

For: 39 / 69 seats (56.5%)

Against: 4 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 26

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 90.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservatist Liberal Alliance	0	Yes	The market can just thank this proposal.
Liberal Union	20	Yes	This is a good pro market reform
National League For Freedom And Democracy	15	Yes	We agree with this proposal
National People's Front Proposer	4	Yes	No reason given
Open Future Alliance	0	Abstain	No reason given
United Working Families	4	No	Money should come from the people not big cooperations.

Bundestag

Passed

311Yes 105No 234Not voted 650 seats

For: 311 / 650 seats (47.8%)

Against: 105 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 234

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 74.8%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservatist Liberal Alliance	39	Yes	The market can just thank this proposal.
Liberal Union	139	Yes	This is a good pro market reform
National League For Freedom And Democracy	91	Yes	We agree with this proposal
National People's Front Proposer	42	Yes	No reason given
Open Future Alliance	0	Abstain	No reason given
United Working Families	105	No	Money should come from the people not big cooperations.