Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
10/15/2016
2. House Identification
 38429
 Senate Identification
 308775

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
MONUMENT POLICY GROUP, LLC
Address
1100 G Street NW
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​Suite 750
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Washington
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DC
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20005
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USA

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. C. STEWART VERDERY, JR.
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​2027199999
 E-mail
​stewart@monumentpolicy.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government affairs and strategic communications

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Digimarc
Address
​9405 SW Gemini Drive
City
​Beaverton
State
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​97008-7192
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Technology

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​C. Stewart ​Verdery ​Jr ​Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security; Consultant, Department of Homeland Security; General Counsel, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Don Nickles; Counsel, Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
​T.A. ​Hawks ​ ​Minority Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Deputy Legislative Director, Legislative Aide, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.
​John ​Mulligan ​ ​Legislative Director and Chief of Staff, Rep. Adam Smith
​Katharine ​Lister ​ ​Deputy Chief of Staff, and Communications Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Communications Director, Rep. Adam Smith; Staff Assistant, Sen. John Kerry.
​Dan ​Henke ​ ​Staff Assistant, Acting Scheduler, Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Pat Roberts.

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

A Bill to Amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, PL114-216; Food labeling; Agricultural policy; Nutrition

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: C. Stewart Verdery, Jr.
Date
11/15/2016 8:54:58 AM