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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 8/1/2024 |
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| 2. House Identification | 434770352 |
Senate Identification | 401104288-61290 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | BALLARD PARTNERS |
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| Address | 601 Thirteenth St, NW |
Address2 | Suite 250 S |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Mrs. Sara Nuvy |
Telephone | 2028005620 |
sara@ballardpartners.com |
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | TikTok Inc. |
| Address | 5800 Bristol Parkway |
| City | Culver City |
State | CA |
Zip | 90230 |
Country | USA |
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LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
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| Brian | Ballard | | |
| Daniel | McFaul | | Legislative Director to U.S. Representative Joe Scarborough; Chief of Staff to U.S. Representatives Jeff Miller and Matt Gaetz |
| Michael | LaRosa | | (Lobbying limited to Congress) EA, Congresswoman Bean; Assistant to DepDir, OPM; Comm Dir, ENRC, Senate; DPCC, Comm Dir, Speaker Pelosi; Biden Harris Transition Team, Press Sec. First Lady; SA to President Biden; Press Sec. First Lady |
| Stephen | Klopp | | Dep Asst Sergeant at Arms,US Senate SAA 2018-2021;Director,US Senate SAA 2016-2018; Sen Advisor,US Senate SAA 2014-2016; SPM,US Senate SAA 2010-2014; Special Agent, US Capitol Police 2006-2010; Fed Law Enforcement Officer,US Capitol Police 2003-2006 |
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LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Issues related to internet technology, regulation of content platforms.
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. |
| Internet Address: | https://www.bytedance.com/en/ |
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ByteDance, Inc. |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. |
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Flr 4 Willow House, Cricket Sq. P.O.Box 280 |
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ByteDance Ltd (owns 100% of ByteDance Inc; 100% of TikTok Ltd.) |
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ByteTeam Ltd (owns approx. 21 % of ByteDance Ltd) |
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
15. 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?
| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Sara Nuvy |
Date | 9/12/2024 9:49:22 AM |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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TikTok Ltd (owns 100% of Tik Tok LLC which owns 100% of Tik Tok Inc) |
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Zhang Yiming (owns 100% of ByteTeam Ltd) |
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