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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 | P.O. Box 741 |
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City | Amherst |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 14226 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 309470-12
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6. House ID# 385690000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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: Michael De Dora |
Date | 10/18/2013 6:27:36 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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Throughout July, the Center for Inquiry lobbied members of the U.S. House of Representatives to reject any school voucher amendments to H.R. 5, the House's bill to reauthorize of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In particular, Amendments 60 and 74, proposed by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ), respectively, would have allowed Title I funding - roughly $14 billion that is specifically designated for schools most in need of help - to follow students to private and religious schools. CFI lobbied the offices of Rep. Cedric Richmond, Rep. Lee Terry, Rep. Pat Tiberi, Rep. Ed Whitfield, Rep. Daniel Lipinski, Rep. Charlie Dent, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger. On July 19, the full House approved an education bill free of voucher amendments.
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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De Dora |
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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 REL
16. Specific lobbying issues
Throughout September, the Center for Inquiry urged all members of the U.S. House of Representatives to reject efforts by religious right groups to introduce amendments to the Fiscal Year 2014 spending bill or continuing resolution that give preferential treatment to their religious beliefs. In particular, religious right groups wanted an amendment allowing that would allow employers to block employees access to birth control. Congress agreed on October 16 to a spending bill that did not include any such amendments.
On September 16 and 17, the Center for Inquiry lobbied to amend H.R. 301, a bill to create a special envoy within the State Department to promote the religious freedom of minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. We sought two specific changes: additional language to specify that the term religious minorities includes non-religious persons (atheists, agnostics, humanists, skeptics); and additional language alongside the several instances of persecution against other religious minorities (Christians, Muslims, Jews, Bahais) detailing cases of persecution against non-religious persons. The offices we lobbied included Rep. Frank Wolf, Rep. Anna Eshoo, Rep. Rush Holt, and Rep. Trent Franks. The full House approved the bill on Sept. 17 without these changes.
On September 26, the Center for Inquiry joined more than a dozen individuals and organizations in writing to leaders in the United States government with specific recommendations to more effectively address the recent crackdown on civil society and religious freedom in Russia. U.S. government leaders receiving the letter include President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees and their relevant subcommittees, the Chairs and Co-Chairs of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the U.S. Helsinki Commission, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and the International Religious Freedom Caucus.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S., State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on International Religous Freedom, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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