The Senate Ethics Committee has released new guidelines on Senate travel rules in accordance with the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. According to BNA Money and Politics ($$); the Senate allows any charitable organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code to offer to pay for fact-finding trips for senators and Senate staff, even if the organization has lobbyists. In the House, only educational institutions can sponsor trips regardless of whether they have lobbyists. For-profit companies and other organizations that hire lobbyists generally are banned from sponsoring long fact-finding trips under both the House's and Senate's new rules. These entities are allowed only to sponsor trips that include single-day, official events, such as a speech or conference, with a possible overnight stay of one or two nights before and after the event. Both the House and Senate travel rules prohibit privately sponsored travel for recreational purposes, and lobbyists' participation in travel, and both also require pre-approval of privately sponsored travel from their ethics committee.