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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 607 14th Street, N.W. Suite 540 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Orange |
State | CT |
Zip Code | 06477 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 307353-12
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6. House ID# 383780000
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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 |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Taylor Berlin |
Date | 1/19/2024 1:47:07 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act
H.R. 3936, American Families and Jobs Act
Transmission and distribution issues generally
Clean energy tax credits generally
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Energy - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Puneet |
Verma |
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Victoria |
Ness |
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Sarah |
Garman |
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Isaac |
Loeb |
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Chief of Staff-Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) (Feb. 2023-Aug. 2023)
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director-Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) (Aug. 2022-Feb. 2023) |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY24 appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance program
H.R. 893/S. 405. Heating and Cooling Relief Act - LIHEAP alteration legislation
H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, implementation
FY24 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Energy - Dept of
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 |
Puneet |
Verma |
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Victoria |
Ness |
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Sarah |
Garman |
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Isaac |
Loeb |
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Chief of Staff-Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) (Feb. 2023-Aug. 2023)
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director-Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) (Aug. 2022-Feb. 2023) |
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, the Lower Energy Costs Act, permitting reform
H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, implementation
Hydrogen production and implementation of the hydrogen related provisions of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act
S.2651, Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity Act (SITE)
Renewable Generation and Electrictity Transmission and Distribution Supply Chain issues
S. 1456, SPUR (Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources) Act
Clean energy issues generally
Clean energy technologies generally
Grid modernization issues generally
Transmission issues generally
Grid resiliency issues generally
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Puneet |
Verma |
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Victoria |
Ness |
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Sarah |
Garman |
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Isaac |
Loeb |
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Chief of Staff-Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) (Feb. 2023-Aug. 2023)
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director-Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) (Aug. 2022-Feb. 2023) |
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
BOEM Leasing, Offshore Wind Permitting & Fisheries Issues
Issues related to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
H.R.913 / S. 373 RISEE Act
Coast Guard Authorization Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of
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 |
Puneet |
Verma |
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Victoria |
Ness |
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Sarah |
Garman |
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Isaac |
Loeb |
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Chief of Staff-Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) (Feb. 2023-Aug. 2023)
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director-Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) (Aug. 2022-Feb. 2023) |
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Dept. of Commerce regulation and investigation into alleged circumvention of duties for solar panels imported from Malaysia, Thailand,Vietnam, and Cambodia
Renewable Generation and Electrictity Transmission and Distribution Supply Chain issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Energy - Dept of
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 |
Puneet |
Verma |
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Sarah |
Garman |
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Victoria |
Ness |
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Isaac |
Loeb |
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Chief of Staff-Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) (Feb. 2023-Aug. 2023)
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director-Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) (Aug. 2022-Feb. 2023) |
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 UTI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, permitting reform
Transmission Project Permitting Process
Grid modernization
Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA) Implementation
Inflation Reduction Act implementation
S.2651, Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity Act (SITE)
S. 3714, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Puneet |
Verma |
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Victoria |
Ness |
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Sarah |
Garman |
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Isaac |
Loeb |
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Chief of Staff-Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) (Feb. 2023-Aug. 2023)
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director-Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) (Aug. 2022-Feb. 2023) |
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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1577, the Builder Act
Conservation regulations at the Bureau of Land Management
National Environmental Policy Act
Siting and permitting generally
National Environment Policy Act
Endangered Species Act generally
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Energy - Dept of
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 |
Victoria |
Ness |
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Puneet |
Verma |
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Sarah |
Garman |
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Isaac |
Loeb |
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Chief of Staff-Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) (Feb. 2023-Aug. 2023)
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director-Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) (Aug. 2022-Feb. 2023) |
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
H.R.2670 National Defense Authorization Act 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Victoria |
Ness |
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Sarah |
Garman |
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Puneet |
Verma |
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Isaac |
Loeb |
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Chief of Staff-Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) (Feb. 2023-Aug. 2023)
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director-Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) (Aug. 2022-Feb. 2023) |
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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Basel III
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Treasury - Dept of, 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 |
Puneet |
Verma |
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Sarah |
Garman |
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Victoria |
Ness |
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Isaac |
Loeb |
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Chief of Staff-Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) (Feb. 2023-Aug. 2023) Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director-Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) (Aug. 2022-Feb. 2023) |
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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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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
27. Add the following 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?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |