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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 | 600 Pennsylvania Ave, SE |
Address2 | Suite 400 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20003 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 38814-12
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6. House ID# 325310000
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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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Emily Kowalski |
Date | 1/14/2020 6:21:08 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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support HR5050(JGarcia)/S2833 (Merkley), Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act to extend Military Lending Act's 36% APR rate cap to all consumers. Urge FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve not to expand opportunities for predatory lenders to use "rent-a-bank" schemes to evade state laws. Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken the independent funding or single-director structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (including in FSGG Appropriations-HR3351 and related House or Senate bills and so-called mini-bus packages). Support Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act (S1336/HR2545) to hold large credit reporting agencies (CRAs)-including Equifax-accountable for data breaches involving consumer data. Support (draft House) Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act (Waters). Support other credit reporting reforms including HR 3614, Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act; HR 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act;HR 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act; HR 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act; HR 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act; and HR 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act.
Urge Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prevent fraud in Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans. Urge Consumer Financial Protection Bureau not to reverse/weaken the Payday Lending and Auto Title Loan Regulation (CFPB-2019-0006). Urge CFPB not to weaken debt collection rights (Docket No. CFPB-2019-0022 RIN 3170-AA41). Urge CFPB not to weaken the 2009 Overdraft Rule. Support Overdraft Protection Act of 2019 (HR 4254). Support Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2019 (HR3248 and S1850). Urge CFPB to fully supervise the Military Lending Act. Urge CFPB not to weaken the Public Consumer Complaint Database. Urge CFPB to use full enforcement authorities and to hold more wrongdoers accountable with larger civil penalties and more consumer restitution orders.
Oppose numerous not-yet-introduced draft proposals in Senate Commerce and House Energy and Commerce Committees to establish federal privacy or data breach/data security laws that would preempt stronger state privacy laws and prevent consumers from enforcing private rights of action when harmed. Urge members of House and Senate to back federal privacy proposals that protect stronger state laws, establish a Data Protection Authority, grant consumer private rights of action against privacy harms and protect civil rights. Urge Federal Trade Commission to enforce the Facebook consent order and impose penalties as well as hold executives accountable. Urge the FTC to impose more penalties and restitution generally in its orders against wrongdoers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Treasury - Dept of, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Edmund |
Mierzwinski |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied EPA and members of House about proposal to spray antibiotics on citrus trees, lobbied FDA and members of House to establish duration limits on all medically important antibiotics in food animals. Also lobbied members of House on Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Matthew |
Wellington |
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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
Lobbied to extend energy tax credits and incentives in a tax extender package. This includes tax credits for plug in hybrids and plug in vehicles, energy storage tax incentives, solar tax incentives, ITC and PCT.
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 |
Katie |
Murtha |
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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 WAS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied in favor of changes to S.1982, the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. We opposed the bill initially, and became neutral after the necessary changes were made.
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 |
Bart |
Johnsen-Harris |
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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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support S151 (enacted), Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act.
Support S2968 (Cantwell) Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act, to strengthen consumer privacy rights. Oppose other draft proposals in Senate Commerce and House Energy and Commerce Committees to establish federal privacy or data breach/data security laws that would preempt stronger state privacy laws and prevent consumers from enforcing private rights of action when harmed. Urge members of House and Senate to back federal privacy proposals that protect stronger state laws, establish a Data Protection Authority, grant consumer private rights of action against privacy harms and protect civil rights. Urge Federal Trade Commission to enforce the Facebook consent order and impose penalties as well as hold executives accountable. Urge the FTC to impose more penalties and restitution generally in its orders against wrongdoers. Urge FTC to fully enforce Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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 |
Edmund |
Mierzwinski |
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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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied Rep. Krishnamoorthi on e-cigarettes legislation to prohibit all flavored products, and lobbied FDA to do the same.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Matthew |
Wellington |
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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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged FAA Administrator and DOT Secretary to update airliner evacuation testing standards before conducting field tests to accurately reflect significant changes that have taken place in commercial flight and the lessons learned since the current standards were adopted in the 1990s.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
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 |
Edmund |
Mierzwinski |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |