Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
1/19/2022
2. House Identification
 45446
 Senate Identification
 401106381

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
NBS STRATEGIES
Address
5510 Ridgefield Rd
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Bethesda
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MD
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20816
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USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. David Mason
 Telephone
​2025537303
 E-mail
​david.mason@aristotle.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Lobbying and political consulting

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Communications Workers of America (CWA)
Address
​501 3rd Street NW
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​Washington
 State
​DC
 Zip
​20001
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Represents working people in telecommunications, customer service, media, and other fields

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Nicole ​Brener-Schmitz ​ ​Scheduler, Rep. Brian Baird, Dec 2006 - May 2008
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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​HCR
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​TRD

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

H.R. 5727, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act: secures the rights of public employees to organize & bargain collectively H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act: amends the NLRA, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, & the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 H.R. 4603: US Call Center Worker & Consumer Protection Act AT&Ts broadband buildout H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act H.R. 3884: Philippine Human Rights Act: suspends the provision of security assistance to the Philippines until certain conditions are met S. 840, Healthy Families Act: legislation to allow Americans to earn paid leave TRIPS waiver Bills to expand voting rights: H.R. 1, S.2747 & H.R. 4

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. 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?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: David Mason
 Date
2/8/2022 12:43:58 PM