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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address2 | Suite 1000 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35263-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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| 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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Thomas Phillips |
Date | 4/20/2020 4:31:06 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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act - energy efficiency, grid modernization, distribution energy; S.2657, American Energy Innovation Act - issues related to R&D programs, energy efficiency, grid modernization, workforce development; S.2137 & H.R.3962, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 - issues relating to energy efficiency; Public Law 114-94, Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act - energy infrastructure permitting; S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 - energy efficiency development, hydropower, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) permitting and grid modernization; S.1706 & H.R.3079, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 - hydropower modernization; H.R.2659, To establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems; H.R.2500 & S.1215, National Defense Authorization Act 2020 - siting, permitting, and energy saving performance contracts; S.2425 & H.R.1480, CHP Support Act of 2019 - technical assistance; H.R.1315, Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019 - workforce development; Draft legislation issues related to grid modernization, energy infrastructure regulations, LNG permitting, vessel modernization, electric vehicle infrastructure, energy storage, and on and offshore wind development; H.R.762, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act - energy retrofitting; S.253, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act - energy retrofitting; S.1245, All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2019 - energy saving performance contracts; S.1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 - energy savings performance contracts; S.1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act of 2019 - research and development activities; S.1602 & H.R.2986, Better Energy Storage Technology Act - energy storage technologies; S.1593, Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019 - energy storage technologies.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Abigail |
Campbell |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Power generation, market regulations and permitting.
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 |
Abigail |
Campbell |
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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
S.734, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act, creates national standards for cybersecurity for products purchased by the federal government; S.142, American Data Dissemination Act - creates data privacy rules; S.189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act; draft legislation and HHS proposed rules to create new value base care arrangement safe harbors under Stark and Anti-Kickback Statutes and Educate key staff on FDA regulation of device service;
S.3404, H.R.6102, the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development Act, legislation to modernize regulation of lab tests; S. 3548 CARES Act regarding enhanced provider funding and medical device shortage provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Mark |
Esherick |
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Eleanor |
Kerr |
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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 MAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Data privacy requirements
Buy America requirements for manufactured products
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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 |
Harrison |
Wadsworth |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3772, Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019 legislation to provide separate payments for PET DRUGS in the hospital outpatient settings; H.R.2009, Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019 and S.2246, Allergy Testing Access Act of 2019 - equal coverage of initiative-specific Immunoglobulin (IgE) tests and percutaneous test for allergies under Medicaid and Medicare Programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Mark |
Esherick |
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Eleanor |
Kerr |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.617, Tax extender and Disaster Relief Act; PL 115-9 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - issues surrounding the Base Erosion Anti Abuse Tax (BEAT), Section 245A and the future of Section 385 regulations; global digital tax proposals; S.1094 and H.R.2256, Driving America Forward Act; S.1142 and H.R.2096, Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019; Section 48 - issues related to energy; Section 45 - issues related to energy; Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act; S.1957, Offshore WIND Act and 45Q - Issues related to Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage and S.3548, CARES Act provisions related to corporate tax.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Kaitlin |
Sighinolfi |
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Abigail |
Campbell |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) - issues related to implementation; Customs duty moratorium on electric transfers at the WTO; Public Law 115-232 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Advanced Notice for Proposed Rule Making defining emerging technology, advanced proposed rule making for foundational technologies and impacts to export controls; S.577 Import Tax Relief Act of 2019 - bill in entirety; H.R.1 and S.949 For the People Act, issues relating to definition of foreign agent; U.S. Trade Act of 1974 Section 301 - issues related to the exemption process; issues related to proposed idea of US withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement - proposal in entirety; issues relate to proposed Executive Order on export controls and Buy America provisions for medical equipment; The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) implementation - issues related to technology definitions and pilot program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Economic Council (NEC)
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 |
Kaitlin |
Sighinolfi |
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Mark |
Esherick |
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Abigail |
Campbell |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
The implementation of Positive Train Control railway technology; Issues related to Public Law 114-94, the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act; issues related to spectrum allocations for intelligent transportation systems; H.R.510, Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act of 2019 - bill in its entirety; S.203, Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act of 2019 - bill in its entirety; issues related to the administration highway/rail crossing safety grant programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Harrison |
Wadsworth |
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Abigail |
Campbell |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to cybersecurity requirements for critical infrastructure and internet-connected devices.
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
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Harrison |
Wadsworth |
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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
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriation Act of 2021 - program funding levels and Department of Energy programs, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2021 - siting and permitting, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2021 - siting and permitting, Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2021 siting, permitting, program funding, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2021 - siting and permitting; H.R. __, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 and S. ___, Draft Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 748 - Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act - providing support to hospitals, labs, imaging center who are treating COVID 19 patients; H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus and Response Act- increasing support for hospitals, and medical device surge support and H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - emergency funding to provide medical supply surge capacity
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
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Abigail |
Campbell |
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Harrison |
Wadsworth |
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Eleanor |
Kerr |
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Mark |
Esherick |
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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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1008 and S.365, the Trade Security Act of 2019 - tariffs; S.287 and H.R.940, Bicameral Congressional trade authority Act of 2019 - bill in its entirety; H.R.764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act - tariffs; H.Res 31, exclusion process for 301 tariffs; Section 232 Proclamations 9704 and 9705 on steel and aluminum.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Economic Council (NEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kaitlin |
Sighinolfi |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 - issues related to siting, permitting, energy savings performance contracts, and power generation, S.1215, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 - Navy programs; issues related to siting, permitting, and energy performance contracts; and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Harrison |
Wadsworth |
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Abigail |
Campbell |
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Eleanor |
Kerr |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to data privacy and issues related to advanced manufacturing technologies.
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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Harrison |
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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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