Thank you very much for the question.
Currently, the Lobbying Act does not require members of the House or any other designated public office holder to take notes or learn about lobbyists. However, I strongly recommend it.
When you're scheduled to meet with people, ask your staff to check the registry. It contains a lot of information about what these people are interested in. Among other things, it shows who they have met before you. That information can make you better prepared.
You're under no obligation, but certainly you are my first witnesses when I do an investigation. If I need to contact you to find out if a lobbyist or someone who should be in the registry is not, it would be really helpful if you have some information for me. If you have taken accurate notes, you could tell me who you met and when.
You are, however, required to respond to me when you receive some sort of automated form in which you are asked to confirm a meeting with a lobbyist who has listed the meeting in the registry for a particular month. So it's important that you keep accurate notes of who you are meeting with and when.
So, you have no further obligations except to respond to me when I contact you.