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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 | 1211 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW, #610 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 23496-12
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6. House ID# 301950000
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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 |
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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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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: Brigitte Schmidt Gwyn |
Date | 4/8/2022 5:25:27 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1319 "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021"; H.R.1962, S. 784 "Jobs for Economic Recovery Act of 2021"; S. 41 "End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act"; Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
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 |
Brigitte |
Gwyn |
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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
H.R. 1319 "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021"; White House proposal "American Jobs Plan"; S.1 "For the People Act of 2021"; H.R. 1 "For the People Act of 2021"; H.R. 695 "USPS Fairness Act"; H.R. 1307 "Vote by Mail Tracking Act"; H.R. 1582 "An act to clarify and increase the restrictions on political activities that are applicable to the members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, including the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General, and for other purposes"; S.1720, H.R.3077 "Postal Service Improvement Act"; H.R. 3076 "Postal Reform Act of 2021"; S,1720 "Postal Reform Act of 2021"
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 |
Brigitte |
Gwyn |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
Matters related to data privacy, including: S. 1 and H.R. 1, the For the People Act; S. 113 "BROWSER Act of 2021"; H.R. 474 Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2021; H.R. 1816 Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act"; S. 919 "Data Care Act of 2021"; S. 1423 Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2021; S. 1444 Mind Your Own Business Act of 2021; S. 1494 Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021; S. 1628 Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act; S. 1630 Safe Social Media Act; S. 1667 Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021; S. 2134 Data Protection Act of 2021; and H.R. 2154 Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act; S. 3195 "Consumer Online Priacy Rights Act"
Matters related to competition, including: H.R. 3451 Social Media DATA Act; H.R. 3460 State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; H.R. 3611, S. 1896 Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act; H.R. 3816 American Choice and Innovation Online Act; H.R. 3825 Ending Platform Monopolies Act; H.R. 3826 Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R. 3843 The Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; S. 797 "Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act"; and H.R. 3849 Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2021 or the ACCESS Act of 2021
Matters related to consumer protection, including: S. 936 Shop Safe / Inform Act; H.R. 2683, S. 2072 Unsubscribe Act of 2021; and H.R. 2668 Consumer Protection and Recovery Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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 |
Brigitte |
Gwyn |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Discussion draft of modernizing the Digital Copyright Act (DCA)
Federal Register, "Copyright Office, "Publishers Protection Study"; S.3880 "SMART Act"
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office
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 |
Brigitte |
Gwyn |
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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 ADV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1 and H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 41 "End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Brigitte |
Gwyn |
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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. 1319 "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021"; White House proposal "American Jobs Plan"; Fiscal Year 2022 Budget; H.R.5376 "Build Back Better Act"; H.R.3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Brigitte |
Gwyn |
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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 MIA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4330 An act to maintain the free flow of information to the public by establishing appropriate limits on the federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism, and for other purposes; discussion draft of H.R. 4857, S. 2528 "The Journalist Protection Act"; H.R. 1735, S.673 "The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act"; H.R. 7185 "Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act"; S.2992, H.R. 3816 "American Innovation and Choice Online Act"; S.2710 "Open App Markets 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Brigitte |
Schmidt Gwyn |
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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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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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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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