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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 815 16TH ST., N.W. 4TH FLOOR NORTH |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 67238-12
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6. House ID# 356760000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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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| 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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Method A.
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: Richard J. Fiesta |
Date | 4/16/2021 12:51:55 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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, implementation of provisions regarding high risk insurance pools, implementation of state based health exchanges, eligibility for health insurance premium subsidies, cost sharing subsidies, proposals for special enrollment period
2. Stabilization of Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces
3. Administration proposals on prescription drug pricing
4. Administration proposals for COVID vaccine distribution
5. Extension of COBRA coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic
6. S. 779, Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021, entire bill
7. H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, provisions regarding extension of COBRA coverage
8. Nomination of the Hon. Xavier Bercerra as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Eva |
Dominguez |
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Richard |
Fiesta |
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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
1. Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, implementation of provisions regarding Medicare Part D coverage gap assistance, preventive care services, and dual eligible Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries
2. Proposals to create a premium support or voucher program under Medicare
3. Proposals to "means test" Medicare premiums and benefits
4. Proposals to change federal and state Medicaid cost sharing
5. Proposals to raise the Medicare eligibility age
6. Proposals regarding prescription drug costs for low income Medicare beneficiaries
7. Expansion of Medicare benefits to include hearing, vision, and dental benefits
8. Medicare Observation Status Regulations
9. Proposals to streamline Medicare enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic
10. Proposals to permit Medicare prescription drug pricing negotiations
10. S. 245, States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 or the SAME Act of 2021, entire bill
11. H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, entire bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Eva |
Dominguez |
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Richard |
Fiesta |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Proposals to change the Social Security annual Cost of Living Adjustment formula
2. Proposals to raise the Social Security normal retirement age
3. Proposals to "means test" Social Security benefits
4. Beneficiary information available through Social Security Administration field offices
5. Status of the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund
6. Closing of Social Security Administration field offices
7. Implementation of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
8. Status of Social Security Disability claims backlog
9. Proposals regarding the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision
10. Proposals regarding the Social Security Government Pension Offset
11. H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021, entire bill
12. H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, provisions regarding multiemployer pension plans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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 |
Eva |
Dominguez |
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Richard |
Fiesta |
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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
1. Proposals regarding the deduction of medical expenses under the tax code
2. Proposals to reduce or suspend Social Security and Medicare withholding taxes
3. IRS enforcement and resources for enforcement of the Internal Revenue Code
4. S. 994, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes, entire bill
5. H.R. 2576, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes, entire bill
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 |
Eva |
Dominguez |
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Richard |
Fiesta |
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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
1. Appropriations for the Social Security Administration
2. Appropriations for Older Americans Act programs for supportive services
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 |
Eva |
Dominguez |
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Richard |
Fiesta |
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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
1. H.R. 603, Raise the Wage Act of 2021, entire bill
2. S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021, entire bill
3. S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act, entire bill
4. H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, entire bill
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 |
Eva |
Dominguez |
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Richard |
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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
1. Proposals to create special congressional committees regarding several federal trust funds
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 |
Eva |
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Richard |
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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 POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Issues regarding the timeliness of USPS deliveries regarding prescription drugs and first class mail
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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Eva |
Dominguez |
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Richard |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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
27. Add the following 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) |