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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 | 501 THIRD STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 10217-12
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6. House ID# 302210000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Shane Larson |
Date | 10/22/2018 5:16:25 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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 515/H.R. 1300, US Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act: legislation to help save US call center jobs.
Opposition to T-Mobile and Sprint Merger
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 |
Shane |
Larson |
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Mauer |
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Elena |
Lopez |
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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
H.R. 399/S. 82, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act: legislation to close the CEO Bonus loophole
H.R. 1144/S. 805, Inclusive Prosperity Financial Transaction Tax: legislation to impose a financial transactions tax on Wall Street trading
H.R. 2306: Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act: legislation to impose a financial transactions tax on Wall Street trading
H.R. 2295/S. 1020, Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017: legislation to close the carried interest loophole
H.R. 5108/S. 2459, No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act: legislation to end tax incentives for companies to move money and jobs offshore and encourage creation of jobs in America
H.R. 6096/S. 2605, Reward Work Act: legislation that would reverse the 1982 SEC ruling and would ban companies from buying back their stock on the open market.
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 |
Shane |
Larson |
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Daniel |
Mauer |
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Elena |
Lopez |
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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
AT&T mobility contract negotiations
American Airline subsides, Envoy and Piedmont contract negotiations
Issues around GDIT regarding wage theft and classification of workers
H.R.6080, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018: legislation to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 1959, and for other purposes.
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 |
Shane |
Larson |
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Daniel |
Mauer |
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Stephen |
Schembs |
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Elena |
Lopez |
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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
NAFTA renegotiations, labor advisory committee
Trade agreements TTIP, NAFTA
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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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Larson |
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Mauer |
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Legislative Director, Rep. George Miller |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2150, Flags of Convenience Don't Fly Here Act: legislation that ensures that permits issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007 do not undermine labor rights or standards
H.R. 3735, No Knives on Planes Act of 2017: legislation aimed to prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on aircraft
Aircraft cabin security vulnerabilities
Secondary cockpit barriers
H.R. 911/S. 911 - Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 - legislation to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers
Prohibition of voice calls on planes
TSA Crew Member Self Defense Training
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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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Schembs |
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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
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization (FAA)
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: legislation to reauthorize the FAA
H.R.302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: legislation provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals, to reauthorize Federal aviation programs, to improve aircraft safety certification processes, and for other purposes.
S. 1405, Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 - legislation that reauthorizes and modifies FAA programs
Contaminated aircraft air
S. 1626, Cabin Air Safety Act of 2017: legislation to improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes.
Stopping Sexual Assault on Aircraft
S. 1605, Stopping Assault while Flying Enforcement Act of 2017: legislation to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft operated in passenger air transportation
H.R. 5857, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act: legislation to protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment
Transportation of pets, service animals and emotional support animals on planes
H.R. 5315, PETS Act: legislation to enact regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes.
S. 2556, Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act: enact regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplane
S. 2738, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier passengers with service animals to adhere to a standard of service animal behavior training.
Aircraft cabin configuration and evacuation studies
S. 1461, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights: legislation to establish protections for passengers in air transportation
H. R. 3735, No Knives on Planes Act of 2017: a bill o prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on aircraft, and for other purposes
Flight attendant rest requirements
Banning voice calls on planes
Aircraft cabin security vulnerabilities
Secondary cockpit barriers
Safe transportation of lithium batteries
Stopping sexual assault on aircraft
Mechanical disinsection
Mom nursing areas in airports
Enforcement of open skies agreements/cabotage
Adding labor protections to air service agreements
TSA Crew Member Self Defense Training
Promoting women in Aviation
Temperature Standards on Planes
Essential Air Service
Banning electronic cigarette smoking on planes
Stop Human Trafficking
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Shane |
Larson |
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues around Santander bank and Wells Fargo's treatment of employees
Issues around Bank Call Center Offshoring
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Shane |
Larson |
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Daniel |
Mauer |
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Elena |
Lopez |
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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
Opposing the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States
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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Elena |
Lopez |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.6505, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018: legislation to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under part D of the Medicare program.
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
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Elena |
Lopez |
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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.1980, Private Prison Information Act of 2017: legislation to require non-Federal prisons and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available to the public the same information pertaining to facility operations and to prisoners held in such facilities that Federal prisons and detention facilities are required to make available.
Discussion around potential democracy reform legislation next Congress. Topics for legislation include: ending gerrymandering, increasing voter protections, limiting dark money in elections, increasing transparency in our campaign finance system
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
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Shane |
Larson |
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Mauer |
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Elena |
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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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