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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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Address1 | 400 NORTH CAPITOL STREET |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 308695-12
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6. House ID# 384260000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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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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: Joyce Rechtschaffen |
Date | 1/17/2023 4:49:53 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R 8256, S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, Title I, Department of Commerce (Funding for NOAA); Title III, Science (Funding for NSF, including the Vera C. Rubin Observatory; NASA, including the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and NASA Science mission);
H.R. 8236, S. 4663, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023, Title IV, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Funding for 6.1 basic research and DARPA);
H.R. 8255, S. 4660, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, Title III, Department of Energy (Funding for the Office of Science, Science Laboratory Infrastructure, Fusion Energy Sciences, and ARPA-E);
H.R. 8262, S. 4686, Appropriations for Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, 2023, Title III, Related Agencies (Funding for NEH, NEA);
H.R. 8295, S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, Title II, Department of Health and Human Services (Funding for NIH, including support for Senate report language on the Brain Initiative); Title III, Department of Education (Funding for Pell Grants, IES, International Education and Foreign Language Studies Program, GANN);
H.R. 2617, "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023," Division B, "Commerce, Justice Science and Related Agencies" Title III "Science" (Funding for the National Science Foundation);; Division D, "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, Title III, "Department of Energy" (Funding for the Office of Science, including fusion energy); Division G "Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, Title III, Related Agencies" (Funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities); Division H, "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies," Title I, "Department of Health and Human Services." (NIH, Senate language on BRAIN Initiative)
Funding for FY 2024 (NSF, Department of Energy Office of Science, microelectronics research and centers, DOD basic research, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, and Department of Energy funding in CHIPS and Science);
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
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 |
Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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Groeninger |
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McClendon |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Discussions regarding funding for Fusion Energy Sciences and the importance of fusion energy research; Activities at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and benefits of fusion energy and work on research for semiconductor tools
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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Groeninger |
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McClendon |
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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. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (All);
S. 264, Dream Act of 2021 (All);
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 |
Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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Groeninger |
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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
H.R. 5152 (All) "The Higher Education Endowment Reform Act" (Support: Reform the net investment income tax to provide credit for significant financial aid);
H.R. 8447, Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries (All);
H.R. 8128 (All), To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the uses for funds under qualified tuition programs, and for other purposes (Oppose offset funding mechanism);
H.R. 8883, Higher Education Accountability Tax (HEAT) Act (Oppose increase to net investment income tax);
S. 4810 (All) "The American Workforce Act" S.1547, "The Ivory Tower Act" (Oppose tax on endowments of certain large private college and university endowments)
H.R 9385, the "Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act" (DITCH Act) (Review)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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Julie |
Groeninger |
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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
H.R. 7776, S. 4543, "James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," Title II, "Research, Development, Test and Evaluation" (Support for 6.1 basic research, DARPA, and Minerva);
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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McClendon |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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