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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT

2. Address

Address1
2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
 Address2
​Suite #163
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20006
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Jessica Nicholson
​2039279823
​operations@protectdemocracy.org
5. Senate ID#
​401106377-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
6. House ID#
​454380001
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2022
 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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​90,000.00
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.
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

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Jessica Nicholson
 Date
7/20/2022 5:05:01 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 GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security;
To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command;
H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023;
S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia;
H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes;
H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes;
S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes;
H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies;
Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act);
Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel;
Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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
Charles
Dayton
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Legislative Assistant, Rep. Nick Smith

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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State
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Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

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:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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)