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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 3222 N Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 300 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401106355-24
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6. House ID# 454210002
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2024 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Chris Granberg |
Date | 7/18/2024 3:13:20 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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
General education regarding the need to authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to pay overtime and premium pay over the statutory pay cap at 5 U.S.C. 5547. General education regarding the need to implement a standard law enforcement credential for civilian police officers employed by the Department of Defense. General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees, including addressing the harmful impacts from the statutory caps on overtime pay and the lack of uniform retirement coverage for federal police officers. H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1323, "LEO Fair Retirement Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. H.R. 3091, the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. H.R. 5005, the "Safer Supervision Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; Sec. 4, "Law Enforcement Availability Pay for Probation and Pretrial Services Officers," and Sec. 5, "GAO Report." H.R. 5799, the "James R. Dominguez Memorial Act," a bill to designate the checkpoint of the U.S. Border Patrol located on United States Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, as the James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint; entire bill. Legislative proposal to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Justice (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to modify, waive, or eliminate the annual cap on premium pay under 5 U.S.C. for federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). S. 1585, the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 2681, the "Safer Supervision Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; Sec. 4, "Law Enforcement Availability Pay for Probation and Pretrial Services Officers," and Sec. 5, "GAO Report." S. 3015, the "Telework Reform Act," legislation to amend title 5, United States Code, to address telework for Federal employees; entire bill. S. 3029, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees; entire bill. S. 3335, the "Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," legislation to establish a Justice Department grant program to enable state and local agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 4305, the "DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act," a bill to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security; entire bill. S. 546, the "Recruit and Retain Act," a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities; Sec. 6, "Study on Police Recruitment."
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Army - Dept of (Other), Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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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Granberg |
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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
Legislative proposal to establish a federal grant program to support partnerships to train and deploy mental health service providers for federal, state, and local law enforcement officers (no bill introduced).
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 |
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Granberg |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 82, the "Social Security Fairness Act," legislation to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision; entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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Granberg |
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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
27. Add the following 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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |