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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| 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 | 2023 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Ross Templeton |
Date | 4/18/2023 11:24:14 AM |
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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law No. 117-169 (August 16, 2022); Implementation of labor standards in grants to entities receiving funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction fund.
Clean Air Act, Public Law 95-95 (August 7, 1977); Recommendation of appropriate standards for emissions of greenhouse gases from stationary sources and ambient air concentrations of particulate matter and ozone.
Naval Petroleum Reserve Production Act of 1976, Public Law No. 94-258 (April 5, 1976); Recommendation of a preferred alternative of the Willow Master Development Plan in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska.
Outer Continental Shelf Resources Act, Public Law No. 212 - 345 (August 7, 1953); Recommendations for improved leasing standards and auction procedures for energy resources on the outer continental shelf.
H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023, A bill to improve the permitting process for mining on Federal land, and for other purposes (entire bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), 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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Templeton |
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Corey |
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 MAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Public Law No: 117-167 (August 9, 2022); Implementation of provisions related to labor standards for semiconductor factories receiving subsidies from the CHIPS and Science Act.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law No. 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021); Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law No. 117-169 (August 16, 2022); Implementation of domestic procurement standards on energy and infrastructure projects subsidized by federal tax incentives grants, and loans.
2023 Farm Bill, Seeking fair labor standards and Buy America policy related to the agricultural sector (no bill introduced.)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), 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 |
Ross |
Templeton |
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Corey |
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 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, broadband infrastructure, and abandoned mines for Department discretionary grants.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law No. 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021); Recommendations on implementing diversity and equity goals of transportation infrastructure projects designated as Mega projects.
Seeking the appointment of Phill Washingtion to be the Federal Aviation Administrator.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Energy - Dept of, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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 |
Ross |
Templeton |
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Corey |
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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
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law No. 117-169 (August 16, 2022); implementation of prevailing wage and apprenticeship utilization incentives to maximize tax credits for improvements to qualified property.
S.738, Tax Fairness for Workers Act of 2023, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (entire bill.)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Treasury - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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 |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Base Access Privileges Improvement Act of 2023, Seeking introduction of a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to make certain improvements relating to access to military installations in the United States (no bill introduced).
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
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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. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act of 2023, A bill to lower energy costs by increasing American energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, by promoting transparency, accountability, permitting, and production of American resources, and by improving water quality certification and energy projects, and for other purposes, Title II Permitting Streamlining and Title III Permitting for Mining Needs.
H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act of 2023, A bill to lower energy costs by increasing American energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, by promoting transparency, accountability, permitting, and production of American resources, and by improving water quality certification and energy projects, and for other purposes; Division A, Sec. 10015. Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2023, A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process (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
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.J. Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments an Exercising Shareholder Rights" (entire resolution).
S.J. Res. 8, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights" (entire resolution).
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.365, Dream Act of 2023, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes (entire bill.)
Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act, Seeking introduction of a bill to reform the process by which temporary nonagricultural workers visas are allocated, and for other purposes (no bill introduced.)
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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Ironworkers Training Program for American Indians, General education regarding the National Ironworkers Training Program for American Indians, an apprenticeship readiness program to prepare and place Native American and Alaska Natives in Iron Workers registered apprenticeships that is funded with a mix of grants from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Highway Administration (no bill introduced.)
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
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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. 1209, Fair and Open Competition Act of 2023, A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, and for other purposes (entire bill.)
H.R. 20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023, A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes (entire bill.)
H.R. 720, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act of 2023, A bill to repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act (entire bill.)
S.537, Fair and Open Competition Act of 2023, A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, and for other purposes (entire bill.)
S.567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023, A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes (entire bill.)
H.R. 1447, Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act of 2023, A bill to prohibit an employer from terminating the coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the employer is engaged in a lock-out or while the employee is engaged in a lawful strike, and for other purposes (entire bill.)
S.710, Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act of 2023, A bill to prohibit an employer from terminating the coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the employer is engaged in a lock-out or while the employee is engaged in a lawful strike, and for other purposes (entire bill.)
H.R. 785, Construction Injury Prevention Act of 2023, A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees, and for other purposes (entire bill.)
Nomination of Julie Su to be U.S. Secretary of Labor (Presidential nomination 388 March 14, 2023.)
Nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training (Presidential nomination 157, January 23, 2023.)
National Apprenticeship Act of 2023, Seeking introduction of a bill to amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the National Apprenticeship Act) and expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship registered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes (no bill introduced.)
Seeking community project funding for a workforce development project in San Antonio, TX as part of the Labor, Health, and Human Services appropriations for fiscal year 2024.
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
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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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