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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 | 1750 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19720-12
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6. House ID# 306620000
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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: Ross Templeton |
Date | 10/20/2022 2:58:55 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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 7776, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 - anActto provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation anddevelopmentofwaterand relatedresources, and for other purposes (entire bill).
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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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6833, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 - seeking amendment to add Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022, to H.R. 6833, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 - a bill to make continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes, S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act of 2022 (no amendment added).
S.4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act of 2022 - a bill to clarify regulatory certainty, and for other purposes (entire bill).
H.R. 8966, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act of 2022 - a bill to clarify regulatory certainty, and for other purposes (entire bill).
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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Miller |
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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
H.R. 1177, U.S. Citizenship Act - a bill to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes (entire bill).
S.348, U.S. Citizenship Act - a bill to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes (entire bill).
S.306, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and in Emergency (SECURE) Act - a bill to provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specified eligibility requirements, and for other purposes. (Entire bill)
H.R. 8295, Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023 - Seeking an H-2B visa exemption for construction and industries with high unemployment and requiring prevailing wage (no amendment introduced).
S.4678, Department ofHomelandSecurityAppropriationsAct,2023 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes; SEC. 408. Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec5 retary of Labor, and upon the determination that the needs of American businesses cannot be satisfied in fiscal year 2023 with United States workers who are willing, qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor, shall increase the total number of aliens who may receive a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year above such limitation by not more than the highest number of H-2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H-2B returning worker program in any fiscal year in which returning workers were exempt from such numerical limitation.
Recommendations for appropriate levels of guest worker visa caps.
Recommendations for deferred enforcement against labor investigation witnesses.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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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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
H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; seeking and amendment that would codify the Executive Order on Use of Project Labor Agreements For Federal Construction Projects (no amendment introduced).
S.4543, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (entire bill).
H.R. 8294, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2023 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes; Amendement 25 ensures that no funds are used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act.
H.R. 8238, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes; Amendment 20 ensures that no funds are used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act.
H.R. 8442, Worker Flexibility and Choice Act - a bill to provide workers with schedule flexibility and choice, and for other purposes (entire bill).
Recommendations for updated regulations for independent contractor determinations.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6728, American Offshore Worker Fairness Act - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf LandsActto provide for an exemption to the manning and crewing requirements for certain outer Continental Shelf vessels, vehicles, and structures, and for other purposes (entire bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 - a bill to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology; Division B, Title V, Section 2506 imposing prevailing wage by covering any construction projects funded under the CHIPS Appropriation under Section 602 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.
S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 - a bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; Division B, Title V, Section 2506 imposing prevailing wage by covering any construction projects funded under the CHIPS Appropriation under Section 602 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.
S. Amdt. 5135 to H.R. 4346, Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 - Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; Division A, Sec. 102 Creating helpful incentives to produce semiconductors (CHIPS) for America fund.
Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 Public Law No. 117-80; Division A, Sec. 102 Creating helpful incentives to produce semiconductors (CHIPS) for America fund implementation of provisions related to labor standards on broadband infrastructure projects.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6787, Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022 - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a gasoline tax holiday (entire bill).
S.3609, Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022 - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a gasoline tax holiday (entire bill).
H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S.Con. Res. 14; Subtitle D, Part 1, Sec. 13101 Extension and Modification of Credit For Electricity Produced From Certain Renewable Resources; Subtitle D, Part 1, Sec. 13102 Extension and Modification of Energy Credit; Subtitle D, Part 1, Sec. 13104 Extension and Modification of Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration; Subtitle D, Part 1, Sec. 13105 Zero-Emission Nuclear Power Production Credit; Subtitle D, Part 2, Sec. 13204 Clean Hydrogen.
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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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law No. 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021) implementation of provisions related to labor standards for clean energy provisions, transportation infrastructure, clean and drinking water infrastructure, broadband infrastructure, and abandoned mines for Department discretionary grants.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Energy - Dept of, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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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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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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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