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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 42020 Village Center Plaza |
Address2 | Suite 120-200 |
City | Stone Ridge |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20105 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Chantilly |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20152 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 91650-12
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6. House ID# 368070000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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 | |
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. | ||||||||
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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: GREG MITCHELL, PRESIDENT |
Date | 04/22/2013 |
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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
On behalf of 28 religious and human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths, including the client, who previously signed a multi-faith letter to members of Congress and the Administration, made contacts to express our deep concern about rising restrictions on religion in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Asked congressional leaders to take actions to urge the leaders of the Kazakh government to amend its Religion Law to bring it into conformity with its Constitution and international human rights standards.
On behalf of 23 religious and human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths, including the client, who previously signed a multi-faith letter to members of Congress and the Administration, made contacts to express our deep concerns about the new religion law in Hungary. Further, we communicated that our concerns have been heightened by the fact that Hungarian lawmakers approved a long amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary in response to decisions of the Constitutional Court to declare certain provisions of the religion law unconstitutional. This amendment enshrines in the Fundamental Law a number of policies that were struck down as unconstitutional, including those of the religion law. We asked congressional leaders to raise this issue with the Prime Minister and government of Hungary, and urge them to work with European institutions to address these concerns and revise the religion law as recommended by the Venice Commission in Europe. The religion law should be consistent with the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the Republic of Hungary is a party.
On behalf of 27 religious and human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter to the Secretary of State, made contacts to express our deep concern about the imprisonment and trial of American citizen Saeed Abedini, who was wrongfully detained in Iran and was recently convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison.
We joined members of Congress in urging the Secretary and the State Department to exhaust every possible option to ensure Mr. Abedini is fully and immediately released.
On behalf of 30 religious and human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths, including the client, who previously signed a multi-faith letter to members of Congress and the Administration, made contacts to discuss how civil society and government can coordinate actions in order to address rising restrictions on religion in Russia. This includes two troubling new laws -- the Law on "High Treason" and the Law on "Foreign Agents" -- which are the most recent examples of the steadily deteriorating human rights situation in Russia.
Worked with the client to sign a multi-faith letter that was signed by a coalition of 50 diverse and concerned Americans to commend Congressman Chris Smith for his decision to conduct a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations on critical, growing problem of European anti-Semitism. This hearing heard from a number of distinguished witnesses who offered testimony about present patterns of European anti-Semitism and about the historic connection between the failure to combat anti-Semitism and the well being of all religions and civil democracy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on International Religous Freedom
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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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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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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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