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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 | 11250 WAPLES MILL ROAD |
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City | FAIRFAX |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22030 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28470-12
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6. House ID# 310760000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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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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: Mary Rose Adkins |
Date | 4/17/2015 4:15:15 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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 766; Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015, Prohibits a federal banking agency from formally or informally suggesting, requesting, or ordering a depository institution to terminate either a specific customer account, or group of customer accounts, or otherwise restrict or discourage it from entering into or maintaining a banking relationship with a specific customer or group of customers, unless: (1) the agency has a material reason to do so, and (2) the reason is not based solely on reputation risk.
H.R. 1217; Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015, Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to reauthorize for FY 2016-FY2019 the grant program for improvements to the criminal history record system.
H.R. 1701 & S. 874; To restore Second Amendment rights in the Disctrict of Columbia.
H.R. 1413 & S. 477; Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015, Funds appropriated or otherwise made available, including amounts derived from any fee or other source, are denied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Department of Justice, or any other federal agency to carry out Operation Choke Point or any other program designed to discourage the provision or continuation of credit or the processing of payments by financial institutions for dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition.
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 |
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Aaron |
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Todd |
Adkins |
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James Jay |
Baker |
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Brian |
Calabrese |
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Benjamin |
Cassidy |
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Chris W. |
Cox |
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Charles H. |
Cunningham |
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R. David |
Frash |
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Wayne |
LaPierre |
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David |
Lehman |
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Jason |
Ouimet |
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Brandi |
Pensoneau |
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Jack |
Thompson |
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Christopher |
Zealand |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 86; Safe Students Act, Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone.
H.R. 131; Interstate Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition, To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
H.R. 402; National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015, Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state.
H.R. 578 & S. 263; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015, Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if; (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.
H.R. 923 & S. 498; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015, Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document, to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state.
H.R. 986; Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.
H.R. 1076 & S. 551; Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015, Amends the federal criminal code to grant the Attorney General the authority to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of a federal firearms and explosives license to any individual if the Attorney General: (1) determines that such individual has been engaged in or has provided material support or resources for terrorist activities, and (2) has a reasonable belief that such individual may use a firearm or explosive in connection with terrorism. Allows any individual whose firearm or explosives license application has been denied to bring legal action challenging the denial.
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 |
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Aaron |
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Todd |
Adkins |
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James Jay |
Baker |
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Brian |
Calabrese |
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Benjamin |
Cassidy |
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Chris W. |
Cox |
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Charles H. |
Cunningham |
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R. David |
Frash |
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Wayne |
LaPierre |
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David |
Lehman |
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Jason |
Ouimet |
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Brandi |
Pensoneau |
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Jack |
Thompson |
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Christopher |
Zealand |
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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 FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 752 & S. 407; Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act, To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1114 & S. 173; To modify the definition of "antique firearm", Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898).
H.R. 1358; Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015, To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are "primarily intended for sportingn purposes" for purposes of determining whether the projectiles are armor piercing ammunition.
H.R. 1365; Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act, To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition.
H.R. 1316 & S. 670; Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015, Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a members of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States.
H.R. 1488; Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2015, Amends federal bankruptcy law to opermit an individual debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000, in a single firearm or firearms.
S. 225; Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, This bill exempts components of firearms and ammunition andn sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations on chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control 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 |
Stephen |
Aaron |
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Todd |
Adkins |
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James Jay |
Baker |
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Brian |
Calabrese |
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Benjamin |
Cassidy |
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Chris W. |
Cox |
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Charles H. |
Cunningham |
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R. David |
Frash |
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Wayne` |
LaPierre |
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David |
Lehman |
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Jason |
Ouimet |
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Brandi |
Pensoneau |
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Jack |
Thompson |
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Christopher |
Zealand |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 167; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2015-FY2022 to accomodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior.
H.R. 327; Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015, To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
H.R. 261; Wild Game Donation Act of 2015, Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat.
H.R. 528; Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act, To direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, and for other purposes.
H.R. 697; African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015, To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the United States.
S. 405, S. 556 and S. 659; Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.
S. 721; Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States.
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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Todd |
Adkins |
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James Jay |
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Christopher L. |
Biles |
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Brian |
Calabrese |
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Benjamin |
Cassidy |
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Chris W. |
Cox |
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Charles H. |
Cunningham |
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R. David |
Frash |
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Wayne |
LaPierre |
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David |
Lehman |
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Jason |
Ouimet |
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Brandi |
Pensoneau |
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Susan |
Recce |
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Jack |
Thompson |
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Christopher |
Zealand |
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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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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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