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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1133 19TH STREET NW 9TH FL |
Address2 | NINTH FLOOR |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 10150-12
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6. House ID# 318820000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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 | |
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: Sarah Dufendach Vice President for Legislative Affairs |
Date | 04/13/2012 |
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
Supported the Fair Elections Now Act, ( HR 1404) and (S 750), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal money.
Supported the work of the Office of Congressional Ethics
Supported HR 862 introduced by Rep. Chris Murphy, to extend the judicial code of ethics to the Supreme Court of the United States
Supported the No Taxpayer Money for Corporate Campaigns Act - H.R. 1024
Supported S. 219, The Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, requiring electronic filing of Senator's campaign finance reports electronically, introduced by Senators Tester and Cochran. In addition, we urged Senators to voluntarily file their campaign finance reports electronically with the Federal Election Commission.
.Supported H.R.2517 : Shareholder Protection Act of 2011 sponsored by Rep Capuano, to require that shareholders approve political spending by corporations inwhich they own stock prior to the company spending that money.
Opposed a proposed Constitutional Amendment to require a balanced budget.
Opposed efforts to kill the presidential public financing system.
Supported the American Jobs Act and for proposals to ask the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share in taxes. .
Supported congressional efforts to encouraged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt rules requiring corporations to disclose their political spending to shareholders.
Supported efforts to defeat the termination the Election Assistance Commission.
Supported passage of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK ACT) HR 1448 designed to prevent congressional insider trading.
Supported Rep. Eshoo amendment to HR 3309 that would require an entity that runs political ads on television to disclose the sources of funding for the entity of $10,000 or more and place a list of these funders in the political files of broadcast stations that run the ad. This measure would help to ensure that viewers have access to information about the donors funding ads being run to influence their votes.
Support S2219, the DISCLOSE ACT sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse requiring disclosure of who is paying for campaign adds design to influence federal elections. The legislation also fixes the problem of untimely disclosure of donors to Super PACs that surfaced during the 2012 presidential primaries.
Supported HR 4010, the DISCLOSE ACT sponsored by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a companion bill to the Senate bill.
Supported the efforts of Reps. and Senators to address the flawed Citizens United decision by introducing various Constitutional amendments to rollback that decision.
Supported efforts in House and Senate to develope comprehensive voting rights, bills that prohigit certain acts of intimidation and voter suppression, deal with voter IDs and equal access to voting equipment thata worksand provides the ability to be re-counted.
Opposed the Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2483), The whistleblower programs that would be upended by H.R. 2483 are based on Americas most effective anti-corruption statute, the False Claims Act, which has returned more than $27 billion to taxpayers since 1987.
Supported Rep. Louise Slaughter's efforts to have the Judicial conference investigate Justice Thomas' failure to file an accurate financial disclosure form for 13 years.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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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Chief of Staff House Minority Whip |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
. Supported H.R.2517 : Shareholder Protection Act of 2011 sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] .requiring shareholder permission via a vote before corporations can spend treasury money on political campaigns.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Dufendach |
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Chief of Staff House Majority Whip |
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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