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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 7525 8th St NW |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20012 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Denver |
State | CO |
Zip Code | 80203 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401103457-12
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6. House ID# 427340001
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Rachel Graber |
Date | 7/1/2021 9:50:58 AM |
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 FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Participating in the development of and lobbying in support of H.R.2119/S.1275, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act. H.R.2119/S.1275 reauthorizes the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA); increases the authorization; increases funding for Tribes; provides funding for tribal coalitions; codifies two resource centers; and codifies a Tribal hotline.
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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 FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Participating in development of a Senate companion to H.R.1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, which passed the House in March. Our goal is to negotiate a bipartisan bill as close to H.R.1620 as possible. H.R.1620 includes: a dating violence prohibitor; a stalking prohibitor; and ex parte protective order prohibitor; a provision to cross-deputize state and local prosecutors and law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively to respond to domestic violence incidents; a provision to establish domestic violence points of contact in every ATF Field Office and US Attorney District Office; and provisions to require NICS to contact state and local law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a background check due to a domestic violence conviction, a domestic violence protective order, or a stalking conviction. We have also drafted a bill to notify survivors when an adjudicated abuser fails a background check, and we hope it will be attached to the VAWA reauthorization.
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, includes provision related to Tribes, including reaffirming Tribal sovereignty by expanding special tribal criminal jurisdiction to cover Alaska Native Villages and to cover sexual assault, trafficking, child abuse, and assaults on law enforcement and officers of the court. It also increases Tribes' access to criminal databases. We are working with the Senate on a bill to reauthorize VAWA that will include these provisions.
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, reauthorizes two grant programs that fund law enforcement activities, STOP and GTEAP (which it renames ICJR). It also includes provisions addressed in previous sections, including provisions relating to firearms and to Tribes. We are working with the Senate on a VAWA reauthorization bill. H.R.1652/S.611 amends the Victims of Crime Act to increase deposits into the Crime Victims Fund by re-directing federal penalties associated with deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements into the Crime Victims Fund; allows states to apply for no-cost extensions; waives OVC match requirements during the pandemic; allows states to waive match requirements after the pandemic and requires states to develop and publish policies and procedures relating thereto; increases the federal contribution to state victim compensation funds from 60% to 75%; and allows state victim compensation administrators to waive requirements that victims participate in a law enforcement process in order to be eligible based on a number of factors. H.R.1652 passed the House and its consideration is pending in the Senate.
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1620 includes provisions to increase survivor access to housing. In addition to reauthorizing existing grants, it establishes a housing voucher pool, creates a purpose area for local jurisdictions to create alternatives to nuisance ordinances, and protects survivors from eviction based on the actions of the perpetrator. We do not work on this specific section, but we are involved in discussions to introduce a Senate companion with housing protections based on H.R.1620.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1620 reauthorizes and increases the authorization for a program to train health professionals to better identify and respond to gender-based violence. It also contains provisions to increase the cultural responsiveness of said trainings. We are advocating for a Senate bill to include the provisions that are in H.R.1620.
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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
Promoted funding for victim services in the ARP. Support robust funding for VAWA, VOCA, and FVPSA in the FY'22 appropriations bill.
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1620 includes provisions related to preventing and responding to gender-based violence in educational settings. We are asking for a Senate companion to include the provisions in H.R.1620.
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1620 includes provisions to increase survivors' economic stability. These provisions include making survivors eligible for unemployment insurance if they leave employment due to gender-based violence and conducting a study on barriers to economic independence. We are working with the Senate on a companion based on H.R.1620.
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1620 includes provisions to reauthorize the Workplace Resource Center and ensure it is responsive to the needs of culturally specific communities. We are working with the Senate on a companion based on H.R.1620.
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 |
Rachel |
Graber |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1620 establishes a pilot program to identify and make immigration relief available to immigrants who are dependent upon their abusers for immigration status and have been subject to battering or extreme cruelty and have already been authorized for employment. We are working with the Senate on a companion based on H.R.1620.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Rachel |
Graber |
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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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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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