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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 | 740 15th Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 700 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 71278-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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: Kevin O'Brien |
Date | 10/17/2019 2:32:52 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
Oppose the expansion of new offshore drilling by the Department of the Interior.
Oppose attempts to fast-track oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Support H.R.1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, which would restore protections for the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Oppose legislative efforts to include funding for restarting the licensing process for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
Support lifting the caps on discretionary spending in FY 2020 and FY2021.
Support modifying and extending tax credits for clean energy sources.
Support the Driving America Forward Act, which would expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credit.
Support the Rural Energy for America Program, which invests in renewable energy.
Support the 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019.
Support H.R. 1941, the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act of 2019.
Support H.R. 205, the Protecting and Securing Floridas Coastline Act of 2019.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Sara |
Jordan |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Laura |
Forero Orozco |
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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
Oppose EPAs roll back of the clean car standards.
Oppose EPAs repeal of the Clean Power Plan.
Comment on the implementation of the Frank Lautenberg for the 21st Century Act (EPA).
Oppose changes to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) current regulatory processes.
Oppose CEQ rulemaking and revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Oppose EPA proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science.
Support H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, which would increase investments to fight climate change and boost clean energy.
Urge EPA to ban commercial use of methylene chloride-based paint strippers.
Support the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019.
Support Amendments 327, 318, 424, 427, and 487 to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Chieffo |
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Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Sara |
Jordan |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Laura |
Forero Orozco |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose undermining ozone clean air protections (EPA).
Oppose the administrations Dirty Water Rule, which would gut Clean Water Act protections for streams and wetlands and jeopardize our drinking water.
Support stronger regulation of PFAS by the administration.
Support, S. 1790, the 2020 National Defense Authorization Acts provision to end the use of PFAS based foams on military installations by 2023.
Urge EPA to withdraw its interpretive statement exempting point source pollution discharges through groundwater to surface water from Clean Water Act (CWA) protections.
Urge EPA to disclose 24 studies on Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Oppose H.R. 1764, which would extend the terms of the Clean Water Act permits issued to state and municipal dischargers from five to ten years.
Oppose the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for perchlorate, 84 Fed. Reg. 30524 (June 26, 2019).
Oppose the proposed reclassification of major sources as area sources under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 144 (July 26, 2019).
Urge EPA to ban the discharge of plastic pellets and other pollutants tied to the chemical industry as part of review of the proposed Formosa ethane cracker complex.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Jordan |
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Davis |
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Laura |
Forero Orozco |
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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
Support the Endangered Species Act, which is facing unprecedented threats.
Oppose the Interior Departments recommendations regarding rescinding or shrinking national monument protections.
Support S. 367 and H.R. 1050, the ANTIQUITIES ACT, which codifies existing, presidentially-designated national monuments.
Support the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), which encourages bird conservation.
Oppose attempts to exempt the Tongass National Forest in Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
Oppose mineral development authorizations in Minnesotas Superior National Forest during an ongoing study of a proposed mineral withdrawal within the Rainy River watershed.
Request extension of comment period for Endangered Species Act rules proposed by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce.
Oppose proposed rulemaking, which would revise the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park.
Oppose any new or amended proclamation by President Trump that weakens or removes protections of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument from extractive activities.
Support Amendment 514 to S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, which would prohibit the use of national defense funds for the construction of walls along the southern border.
Support H.R. 3195 and S. 1081, which provide the Land and Water Conservation Fund with full, permanent, and dedicated funding.
Oppose S. 1317, the American Mineral Security Act.
Oppose federal funding for the expansion of Shasta Dam in California.
Support H.R. 2579 Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019 and S. 1386 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2019, to improve hardrock mining and clean up on public lands.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
Tiernan |
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Sara |
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Sara |
Jordan |
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Davis |
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Laura |
Forero Orozco |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose all ideological anti-environmental policy riders and support a clean Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations package.
Oppose Barry Myerss nomination to be Administrator of NOAA.
Oppose the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which does not include strong environmental and worker protections.
Support H.R. 1 and S. 949, For the People Act of 2019, which would strengthen voting rights, increase transparency and fairness in our campaign finance system, and improve ethics laws.
Support H.R. 4 and S. 561, Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which would revise and restore the coverage formula for the preclearance section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Support H.J.Res.2 and S.J.Res.51, Democracy For All Amendment, which would enact a Constitutional amendment explicitly authorizing Congress and the states to regulate campaign expenditures.
Oppose Daniel Bress nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Oppose Daniel Epsteins nomination to the US Court of Federal Claims.
Oppose Lee Rudofskys nomination to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Support H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would provide permanent protections for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders.
Support H.R.51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would admit the District of Columbia as the 51st state in the Union.
Oppose Daniel Jorjanis nomination for Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.
Oppose William Barrs nomination to be Attorney General.
Oppose Steven Menashis nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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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Sara |
Jordan |
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Benjamin |
Driscoll |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Laura |
Forero Orozco |
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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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