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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 805 15TH STREET NW |
Address2 | Suite 800 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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
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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. | ||||||||
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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: Aaron Scherb |
Date | 10/11/2019 2:33:53 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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8.
HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors)
HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors)
HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor)
HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors)
HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors)
HR 868, a bill to repeal the restriction on the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to bring transparency to the political activity of certain nonprofit organizations (Rep. Crow, 5 cosponsors)
HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors)
HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 9 cosponsors)
HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 39 cosponsors)
HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 7 cosponsors)
HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 2 cosponsors)
HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors)
HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor)
HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)
HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor)
HR 1626, a bill to prevent the enrichment of certain Government officers and employees or their families through Federal funds or contracting, and for other purposes (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors)
HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 33 cosponsors)
HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 186 cosponsors)
HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 9 cosponsors)
HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors)
HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors)
HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors)
HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors)
HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors)
HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors)
HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 144 cosponsors)
HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors)
HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors)
HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor)
HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors)
S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors)
S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors)
S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor)
S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors)
S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors)
S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors)
S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors)
S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors)
S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 9 cosponsors)
S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors)
S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors)
HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 223 cosponsors)
HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 216 cosponsors)
HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 34 cosponsors)
HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 20 cosponsors)
HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors)
HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors)
HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors)
HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 5 cosponsors)
HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 40 cosponsors)
HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 28 cosponsors)
HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors)
HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors)
HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 118 cosponsors)
HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors)
HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors)
HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors)
HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors)
HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors)
HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors)
HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 7 cosponsors)
HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors)
HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors)
HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors)
HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors)
HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 2 cosponsors)
HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors)
HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 20 cosponsors)
HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors)
HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 52 cosponsors)
HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27
HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 18 cosponsors)
HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 44 cosponsors)
HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors)
HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 23 cosponsors)
HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 4 cosponsors)
HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 5 cosponsors)
HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors)
HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 9 cosponsors)
HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors)
HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors)
S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors)
S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor)
S 739, a bill to protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters (Sen. Udall, 15 cosponsors)
S 823, a bill to require information sharing with respect to the ownership of election service providers (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors)
S 825, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require all States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers, and for other purposes (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors)
S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors)
S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors)
S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors)
S 960, a bill to establish a commission to develop proposals regarding voting representation for citizens of the United States who reside in a territory, commonwealth, or Federal District of the United States (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors)
S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 7 cosponsors)
S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors)
S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors)
SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors)
SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors)
HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors)
HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors)
HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors)
HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor)
HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor)
HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors)
HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors)
HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors)
HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors)
HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 50 cosponsors)
S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors)
S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors)
S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors)
S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors)
HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors)
HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors)
HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 86 cosponsors)
HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors)
HR 577, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors)
HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors)
HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors)
HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)
HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors)
HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor)
HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 8 cosponsors)
HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 8 cosponsors)
HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor)
HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors)
HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors)
HR 1021, a bill to create a uniform 5-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former Members of Congress, to establish a uniform 2-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former officers and employees of Congress, and to lower the income threshold for applying such ban to former officers and employees of Congress (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors)
HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors)
HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors)
HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 51 cosponsors)
HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)
HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors)
HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)
HR 1604, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny security clearances to any employee of the Executive Office of the President who is under investigation by a Federal law enforcement agency for aiding a foreign government or who fails to disclose contacts with foreign nationals on Standard Form 86, and for other purposes (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors)
HR 1627, a bill to direct the Attorney General to submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of certain pardons granted by the President, and for other purposes (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors)
HR 1720, a bill to amend the National Emergencies Act to provide that a national emergency declared by the President terminates 30 days after the declaration unless a joint resolution affirming such declaration is enacted into law, and for other purposes (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors)
HR 1736, a bill to require the disclosure of certain visitor access records (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors)
HR 1755, a bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors)
HR 1847, a bill to require congressional notification for certain changes in status of inspectors general, and for other purposes (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor)
HR 1853, a bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors)
HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors)
HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 11 cosponsors)
HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors)
HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors)
HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, no cosponsors)
HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors)
HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors)
HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors)
HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors)
HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 3 cosponsors)
HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors)
S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors)
S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors)
S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors)
S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors)
S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors)
S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors)
S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 17 cosponsors)
S 764, a bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes (Sen. Lee, 17 cosponsors)
S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors)
S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors)
S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors)
S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor)
S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors)
S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors)
S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors)
S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors)
SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 13 cosponsors)
SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 21 cosponsors)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Scherb |
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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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act
Save the Internet Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Scherb |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FSGG Appropriations bill/election security funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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