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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 245 2ND STREET, NE |
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City | WASHINGTON |
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Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 15532-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: David Culp |
Date | 7/21/2014 1:55:39 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2692, Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013, all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
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Shank |
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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
H.R. 4486, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the bill as a whole
H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the bill as a whole
H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the bill as a whole
H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the bill as a whole
H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, Title IV, provisions relating to a new nuclear cruise missile; Title VIII, provisions relating to ballistic missile silos; Title VIII, provisions relating to Guantanamo Bay detention facility and the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force; Title IX, provisions relating to Iraq, the Palestinian Authority and Syria, and to the Overseas Contingency Operations account; and the bill as a whole
H.R. 4903, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II, provisions relating to the detention beds mandate
H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title III, provisions relating to Atomic Energy Defense Activities
H.R. 5013, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I, provisions relating to Conflict and Stabilizations Operations, Contributions to International Organizations and Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities; Title III, provision relating to Transition Initiatives, and Complex Crises Fund; Title VII, provisions relating to Africa - Crisis Response; and the bill as a whole
Unnumbered House bill, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill for 2015, the bill as a whole
S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the bill as a whole
S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the bill as a whole
S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the bill as a whole
S. 2499, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, Title I, provision relating to Contributions to International Organizations; Title III, provisions relating to Complex Crises Fund and Transition Initiatives; Title IV, provision relating to Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities; Title VII, provision relating to Africa - Crisis Response; Title VIII, provisions relating to Conflict Stabilizations Operations, Complex Crisis Fund, Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities and Contributions to International Organizations; and the bill as a whole
S. 2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II, provisions relating to the detention beds mandate
Unnumbered Senate bill (later introduced as an amendment to H.R. 4870), Department of Defense appropriations bill for 2015, Title IV, provisions relating to a new nuclear cruise missile; Title VIII, provisions relating to ballistic missile silos; Title IX, provisions relating to the Overseas Contingency Operations account; and the bill as a whole
Unnumbered Senate bill, energy and water development appropriations bill for 2015, Title III, provisions relating to Atomic Energy Defense Activities
Unnumbered Senate bill, Interior and environment appropriations bill for 2015, provisions relating to relating to the Bureau of Indian Affairs operating plan for Cooperative Landscape Conservation
Unnumbered Senate bill, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill for 2015, the bill as a whole
Unnumbered Senate bill, military construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill for 2015, the bill as a whole
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
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 |
Jose |
Aguto |
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Elizabeth |
Beavers |
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Jim |
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David |
Culp |
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Ruth |
Flower |
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Devon |
Grayson-Wallace |
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Victoria |
Johnson |
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Tila |
Neguse |
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Allyson |
Neville-Morgan |
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Diane |
Randall |
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Theo |
Sitther |
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Eric |
Tamerlani |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3899, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014, all provisions
H.R. 4459, Democracy Restoration Act of 2014, all provisions
S. 1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014, all provisions
S. 2235, Democracy Restoration Act of 2014, all provisions
S.J.Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, all 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 |
Ruth |
Flower |
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Victoria |
Johnson |
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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. 2183, Drones Accountability Act, all provisions
H.R. 4107, Reduce Expenditures in Nuclear Infrastructure Now Act (REIN-IN Act), all provisions
H.R. 4372, Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act, all provisions
H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, Title X, provisions relating to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility; Title XII, provisions relating to Iran, Israel, Russia and Syria, and to the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force; Title XV, provisions relating the Overseas Contingency Operations account; Title XVI, Subtitle D, provisions relating to Nuclear Forces; and Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration
Unnumbered House bill, introducing limitations and reforms to the Defense Department Excess Property Program (1033 program), all provisions
S. 2070, Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act (SANE Act), all provisions
S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, Title XII, provisions relating to Iran, Israel, Russia and Syria; Title XV, provisions relating to the Overseas Contingency Operations account; Title XVI, Subtitle D, provisions relating to Nuclear Forces; and Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration
Unnumbered Senate bill, introducing limitations and reforms to the Defense Department Excess Property Program (1033 program), all 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 |
Elizabeth |
Beavers |
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Jim |
Cason |
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David |
Culp |
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Kate |
Gould |
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Devon |
Grayson-Wallace |
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Tila |
Neguse |
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Allyson |
Neville-Morgan |
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Diane |
Randall |
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Michael |
Shank |
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Theo |
Sitther |
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Eric |
Tamerlani |
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Maiya |
Zwerling |
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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
H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, all provisions
H.R. 1616, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, all provisions
H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, all provisions
S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 2074, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014, all provisions
S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014, all 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 |
Jose |
Aguto |
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Jim |
Cason |
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Michael |
Shank |
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Emily |
Wirzba |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 198, Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force, all provisions
H.R. 783, Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act, all provisions
H.R. 2324, Sunset to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act, all provisions
H.R. 2494, Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013, all provisions
H.R. 2606, Stabilization and Reconstruction Integration Act of 2013, all provisions
H.R. 2901, Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, all provisions
H.R. 3292, United States-Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act, all provisions
H.R. 4608, War Authorization Review and Determination Act, all provisions
H.Res. 238, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace, all provisions
H.Res. 520, Calling for an end to attacks on Syrian civilians and expanded humanitarian access, all provisions
Unnumbered House bill, to address the crisis in the Central African Republic, all provisions
Unnumbered House resolution, to call for expanded and improved U.S. capacities to help prevent and mitigate genocide and mass atrocities, all provisions
S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 1201, Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 1881, Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013, all provisions
S.Res. 269, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on United States policy regarding possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities by the Islamic Republic of Iran, all provisions
S.Res. 384, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighboring countries, resulting humanitarian and development challenges, and the urgent need for a political solution to the crisis, all provisions
S.Res. 413, A resolution recognizing 20 years since the genocide in Rwanda, and affirming it is in the national interest of the United States to work in close coordination with international partners to help prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities, all provisions
Nominations of Frank Rose to be Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance, Adam Scheinman to be Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Robert Wood to be Representative to the Conference on Disarmament
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 |
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David |
Culp |
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Kate |
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Allyson |
Neville-Morgan |
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Michael |
Shank |
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Theo |
Sitther |
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Eric |
Tamerlani |
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Maiya |
Zwerling |
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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. 3543, Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013, Title IV, provisions relating to Native American housing
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 |
Ruth |
Flower |
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Devon |
Grayson-Wallace |
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Victoria |
Johnson |
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Tila |
Neguse |
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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. 4620, Accountability in Immigration Detention Act of 2014, all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Ruth |
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Victoria |
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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
S. 1622, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act, all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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 |
Ruth |
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Victoria |
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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
S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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 |
Tila |
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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. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, all provisions
H.R. 3979, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014, all provisions
H.R. 4033, American Worker Mobility Act of 2014, all provisions
S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions
S. 2148, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014, all 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 |
Devon |
Grayson-Wallace |
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Tila |
Neguse |
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Michael |
Shank |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.Res. 593, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water", all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Michael |
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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
H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, all provisions
S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, all 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 |
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Shank |
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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 WEL
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2366, Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2014
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Devon |
Grayson-Wallace |
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Tila |
Neguse |
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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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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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