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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | P.O. Box 741 |
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City | Amherst |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 14226 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 309470-12
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6. House ID# 385690000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Michael De Dora |
Date | 10/31/2014 1:50:47 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
On July 4, we wrote a letter to the Food and Drug Administration requesting that the agency reverse its decision to green-light the clinical trials of Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski, whose expensive experimental cancer treatments have proven scientifically baseless and dangerous.
On July 9, we urged U.S. Senators to support a bill that bars employers from refusing to cover any health coverage - including contraceptive coverage - promised to employees and their dependents under federal law. Proposed by U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), the "Protect Womens Health from Corporate Interference Act of 2014" (S. 2578) states that employers cannot refuse to cover any health coverage promised to employees and their dependents under federal law. It includes the exemption for houses of worship and the accommodation for religious non-profits already put into place by the Obama administration.
On July 30, we joined 36 national organizations in urging the Senate to approve a proposal that would provide for comprehensive contraceptive coverage and family planning counseling for all servicemembers, as well as their dependents who rely on the military for health care. Introduced by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), the Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 (S. 2687) would bring the militarys contraceptive coverage policies in line with civilian employer-based insurance plans. Under the militarys current health care program, all active servicemembers have coverage of all prescriptions without co-pay, no matter where or how they obtain their prescription. But, due to a statutory provision, the program does not cover dependents or women not on active duty; they are required to pay if their contraceptive prescription is filled anywhere but a military treatment facility.
On August 8, we had our members contact their Senators and urge them to support the Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 (S. 2687).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
De Dora |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CON
16. Specific lobbying issues
Throughout July, the Center for Inquiry was among 98 religious, secularist, civil rights, and other organizations urging President Barack Obama, urging him to reject calls to include a religious exemption in a proposed executive order designed to protect from discrimination lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who work for federal contractors. The president's executive order, issued July 21, 2014, technically amended Executive Orders 11478 and 11246.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
President of the U.S.
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
De Dora |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
On August 21, we urged Congress to reject a set of bills that would force the government to fund adoption and foster agencies that discriminate against families based on religion, keeping children in need from having a better life with loving families because of religious disapproval of nontraditional relationships. The Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2014 (S. 2706, H.R. 5285), proposed by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), would allow adoption and foster agencies that receive government support to deny services to same-sex married couples, unmarried heterosexual and same-sex couples, and individuals who belong to other religions, or none at all - yet continue to receive taxpayer funds. Moreover, if this bill were passed, states that refuse to fund discriminatory religious agencies would lose 15 percent of their federal funding for child welfare services.
On September 9, we urged Congress to pass the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 2028, S. 1069). Proposed by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the bill would "prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved."
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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De Dora |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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