Long before a potential House or Senate majority was a gleam in their eye, Congressional Democrats pledged earlier this year to support certain lobbying and process reforms. Among them: Lobbying

• a ban on Congressional travel, meal, and gifts financed by lobbyists
• extension of the lobbying ban for former members of Congress from one to two years
• extension of this ban to senior Congressional staff

Process

• a minimum 24-hour review period post conference report before voting on legislation
• a ban on no-bid government contracts

House and Senate Minority Leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, respectively, have proposed these reforms in an "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act," which Pelosi said last month would be the first House vote following the election of a new Speaker, should the Democrats win.