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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1310 L Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 1000 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1741-12
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6. House ID# 317170000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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| 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: Lisa Maatz |
Date | 4/19/2017 4:31:49 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
In opposition to the across the board sequester of federal spending, in support of a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to discretionary programs; in support of funding the American Community Survey (ACS) and 2020 decennial census; in opposition to policy riders that restrict womens access to comprehensive reproductive health care.
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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Lisa |
Maatz |
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Hedgepeth |
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Pamela |
Yuen |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.J. Res. 5/H.J. Res. 53, Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment, in support of removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment; S.J. Res.6/H.J Res.33, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women, in support of a constitutional amendment prohibiting or denying equality of rights under the law by the US or by any state on the account of sex; in support of meaningful campaign finance reform.
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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Lisa |
Maatz |
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Hedgepeth |
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Pamela |
Yuen |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1949, Campus Accountability and Safety Act, in support of ending campus sexual assault; H.R.1387, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (SOAR), in opposition to school vouchers and diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; Child Care Access Means Parents In School Reauthorization Act, in support of increasing access to higher education to students through campus-based child care services; in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; in opposition to allowing states and school districts to move funds meant for disadvantaged students into other programs and eliminating maintenance-of-effort requirements, in opposition to federally funded school vouchers; in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools in opposition to the rescission of Title IX guidance and in support of protections for transgender students; in support of broaden participation by women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields by reducing barriers that deter women and underrepresented minorities from pursuing academic and career goals in STEM fields; in opposition to the repeal of gainful employment regulations; in support of refinancing student loans, access to community college, and indexing of Pell grants; in support of improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools; in opposition to a tuition tax credit programs; in support of increasing opportunities for women and underrepresented populations in nontraditional careers and apprenticeship programs; in support of Title IX and federal protections against the gender discrimination of women in education; in support of student loan refinance options; in support of additional disaggregation and crosstabulation of student achievement data, including gender, race/ethnicity, disability status, English learner status, and other categories; in opposition to the appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lisa |
Maatz |
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Yuen |
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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 FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.510/H.R.1322, Women's Health Protection Act of 2017, in support of ensuring access to reproductive health care; H.R.1022, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017, in support of parental leave and flexible workplace policies for federal employees; H.R.7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017, in opposition to restricting access to abortion services; S.J.Res.13/H.J.Res.43, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with Title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients, in opposition to Congressional action calling for the removal of Title X funding for family planning services; in opposition to legislative actions that prevent a woman's access to safe, accessible, affordable, and comprehensive family planning and reproductive health services; in opposition to prohibiting aid to foreign organizations that provide reproductive health care including abortion services; in opposition to prohibiting federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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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Lisa |
Maatz |
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Pamela |
Yuen |
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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
H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017, in opposition to changes to the federal regulatory and guidance process; H.R.1004, Regulatory Integrity Act, in opposition to changes or prohibitions on federal agency and stakeholder engagement; S.21/H.R.26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017, in opposition to changing the regulatory review process.
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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Lisa |
Maatz |
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Pamela |
Yuen |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, in opposition to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act; in support of high-quality, affordable, and accessible health care; grave concerns in the appointment of Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lisa |
Maatz |
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Pamela |
Yuen |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.54, Protect American Families Act, in opposition to the creation of a registry classifying individuals based on religion, race, age, gender, ethnicity, national origin, nationality, or citizenship; in support of allowing undocumented students, raised in the US, to go to college and start on the pathway to citizenship.
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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Lisa |
Maatz |
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Pamela |
Yuen |
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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
S.34/H.R.21, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2017, in opposition to a moratorium on new proposed or final major regulations during the final months of the Presidential administration; in support of ending the backlog of judicial nominees, in opposition to the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; in opposition to the appointment of Jeff Session as Attorney General.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lisa |
Maatz |
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Pamela |
Yuen |
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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
S.537/H.R.1374, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017, in opposition to forced arbitration provisions in consumer and employment contracts; S.801/H.R.1180, Working Families Flexibility Act, in opposition to faux flexibility through comp time without protections; S.819/H.R.1869, Paycheck Fairness Act, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire about employers wage practices or disclose their own wages, creating incentives for employers to follow antidiscrimination laws, and empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in favor of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.345/H.R.1890, Workplace Advancement Act, in opposition to weak protections against wage discrimination; S.636/H.R.1516, Healthy Families Act, in support of providing paid sick and safe days for all workers; S.337/H.R.947, FAMILY Act, in support of paid family and medical leave; Fair Pay Act, in support of comparable worth; Pay Equity for All, in support of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; in opposition to Congressional efforts to overturn the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order; in opposition to any efforts to stop the fiduciary rule; in support of equal access to high-skilled, high-wage jobs; in opposition to Congressional efforts to block efforts to update and strengthen protections for retirement savers; in support of raising the salary threshold to increase eligibility to receive overtime pay; in opposition to the appointment of Andy Puzder as Secretary of Labor.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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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
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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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