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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 11880-12
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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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| 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: Robert Dewey 10/18/2024 |
Date | 10/18/2024 4:17:28 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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9026/S. 4795 - FY 2025 CJS Appropriations bills -- North Atlantic right whale, vessel speed rule, Marine Mammal Protection Act issues, Rices whale
H.R. 9027/S. 4690 FY 2025 Agriculture Appropriations -- USDA Wildlife Services Nonlethal Conflict Reduction Initiative
H,R. 8998/S. 4802 - FY 2025 Interior Appropriations - sage-grouse rider and other ESA and wildlife related riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding
H.R. 8752/Senate No bill number - FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - Border wall
H.R. 8467 / Senate no bill number - 2024 Farm Bill
H.R. 8754 - SOIL Act
Rep. Tokuda Native Plants Marker Bill
H.R. 7221 -- Wildlife Corridors and USDA Conservation Programs Act of 2024
HR 8704 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.
HR 8836 - To establish the Wildlife Movement and Movement Area Grant Program and the State and Tribal Migration Research Program, and for other purposes
HR 8104 / S 4193 Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act
H. Res. 195/S. Res. 494 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.
H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act
H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act
H.R. 1245 - Delisting Greater Yellowstone Population of Grizzly Bears
S. 445 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023
H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears
H.R. 94 - American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act
H.R. 97 - Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act
H.R. 99 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act
H.R. 248 - Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act
H.R. 518 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
H.R. 520 - Artificially Propagated Animals
H.R. 872 - Federally Integrated Species Health Act
H.R. 1142 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require consideration of economic impact in making a listing decision with respect to the list of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears
H.R. 1558/S. 771 - Saving Americas Vulnerable Endangered Species Act
S. 1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes.
S. 1895 - A bill to require the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act.
H.R.4558 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw a proposed rule relating to the endangered species status of the dunes sagebrush lizard
S. 2571 - A bill to provide for determination of the grizzly bear species consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes
HR 5504/S 2811 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6784 - ESA Flexibility Act
H.R. 7408 - Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act
H.R. 7817 - Michigan SPEAR Act
S. 3963 - Native Species Protection Act
H.R. 3935 - Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act
H.R. 3397/S. 1435 - A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health
H.J. Res 159/S.J. Res 80 - CRA for ESA blanket 4(d) rule regs
H.J. Res 155/S.J. Res 81 - CRA for ESA Section 7 regs (NMFS)
H.J. Res 156/S.J. Res 86 - CRA for ESA Section 7 regs (FWS)
H.J. Res 158/S.J. Res 84 - CRA for ESA Section 4 regs (FWS)
H.J. Res 157 S.J. Res 85 - CRA for ESA Section 4 regs (NMFS)\
H.J. Res 149 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington State".
H.J. Res 162 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard".
H.J. Res 169 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas Fawnsfoot".
H.R. 8790 - Fix Our Forests Act
H.R. 8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 - whales, ESA, permitting and forestry
S. 4462/H.R. 8640 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center, and for other purposes.
House H.R. 9533 - ESA Amendments Act of 2024
H.R. 9776 - Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2024
House No Bill Number- To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Discussion Draft
S. 4753- Energy Permitting and Reform Act of 2024
H.R. 6747- Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act
H.R. 1705- A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act
H.R. 8790- Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act
S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act
S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act
S. 4424- National Prescribed Fire Act
S. 1540- A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7544/S. 64- Water Rights Protection Act
H.R. 9776 - Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland Act
H.R. 9971 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds of that Act includes incidental take, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to authorize such incidental take, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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Daniel |
Moss |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Cassie |
Ferri |
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Chris |
Westfall |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9026/S. 4795 FY 2025 CJS Appropriations bills -- North Atlantic right whale, vessel speed rule, Marine Mammal Protection Act issues, Rices whale
H.R. 9027/S. 4690 FY 2025 Agriculture Appropriations -- USDA Wildlife Services Nonlethal Conflict Reduction Initiative
H.R. 8998/S. 4802 - FY 2025 Interior Appropriations - sage-grouse rider and other ESA and wildlife related riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding
HR 8752/Senate No bill number - FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - Border wall
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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Daniel |
Moss |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Cassie |
Ferri |
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Chris |
Westfall |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9971 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds of that Act includes incidental take, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to authorize such incidental take, and for other purposes.
H.R. 9026/S. 4795 FY 2025 CJS Appropriations bills -- North Atlantic right whale, vessel speed rule, Marine Mammal Protection Act issues, Rices whale
H.R. 9027.S. 4690 - FY 2025 Agriculture Appropriations -- USDA Wildlife Services Nonlethal Conflict Reduction Initiative
H.R. 8998/S. 4802 - FY 2025 Interior Appropriations - sage-grouse rider and other ESA and wildlife related riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding
HR 8752 - FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - Border wall
House/Senate - NOAAs Vessel Speed Rulemaking/Potential CRA
HR 8704 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.
H.R. 8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 - whales, ESA, permitting, and forestry
H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act
H.R. 1245 - Delisting Greater Yellowstone Population of Grizzly Bears
S. 445 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023
H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears
H.R. 94 - American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act
H.R. 97 - Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act
H.R. 99 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act
H.R. 248 - Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act
H.R. 518 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
H.R. 520 - Artificially Propagated Animals
H.R. 872 - Federally Integrated Species Health Act
H.R. 1142 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require consideration of economic impact in making a listing decision with respect to the list of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears
H.R. 1558/S. 771 - Saving Americas Vulnerable Endangered Species Act
S. 1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes.
S. 1895 - A bill to require the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act.
H.R.4558 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw a proposed rule relating to the endangered species status of the dunes sagebrush lizard
S. 2571 - A bill to provide for determination of the grizzly bear species consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes
H.R. 5504/S 2811 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6393/S. 2870 - Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act
H.R. 6784 - ESA Flexibility Act
H.R. 7408 - Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act
H.R. 7817 - Michigan SPEAR Act
S. 3963 - Native Species Protection Act
H.J. Res 159/S.J. Res 80 - CRA for ESA blanket 4(d) rule regs
H.J. Res 155/S.J. Res 81 - CRA for ESA Section 7 regs (NMFS)
H.J. Res 156/S.J. Res 86 - CRA for ESA Section 7 regs (FWS)
H.J. Res 158/S.J. Res 84 - CRA for ESA Section 4 regs (FWS)
H.J. Res 157 S.J. Res 85 - CRA for ESA Section 4 regs (NMFS)
H.J. Res 149 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington State".
H.J. Res 162 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard".
H.J. Res 169 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas Fawnsfoot".
H.R. 9776 - Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2024
H,R, 9533 - ESA Amendments Act of 2024
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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Daniel |
Moss |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Cassie |
Ferri |
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Chris |
Westfall |
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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
HR 8752/Senate No bill number - FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - Border wall
H.R. 9776 - Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland Act
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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Robert |
Dewey |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 8752/Senate No bill number - FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - Border wall
H.R. 9776 - Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland Act
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
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Dewey |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 - whales, ESA, permitting, and forestry
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
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Mary Beth |
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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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LOBBYIST 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?
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