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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 | 1401 K St NW |
Address2 | Suite 350 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401104106-12
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6. House ID# 433270001
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2024 |
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: Gideon Cohn-Postar |
Date | 4/16/2024 10:44:09 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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public.
- Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest.
- Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns.
- Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff.
- Supported the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and advocated for the continuation of its work in other configurations in the House.
- Supported the Uncheck the Box Act, H.R. 7723, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes.
- Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda.
- Supported the Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act, H.R. 6471, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda.
- Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements.
- Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation.
- Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
- Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security.
- Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities.
- Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers.
- Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment.
- Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials.
- Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with the Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to maintain its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities.
- Supported the ETHICS Act, S. 1171, to ban members of Congress and others from trading stocks.
- Supported the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, S.2770, to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads to influence federal elections.
- Supported the REAL Political Advertisements Act, S.1596, to improve transparency and accountability for generative AI in political advertisements.
- Called for historic investment in election funding to states via the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold safe and secure elections.
- Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and anti-doxxing training, privacy services and home security.
- Advocated for the Department of Homeland Security-Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand anti-doxxing training and resources to election officials.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Gideon |
Cohn-Postar |
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Jesper |
van den Bergh |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Called for $400 million in election funding via the Election Assistance Commission in the FY24 House and Senate Appropriations packages to strengthen our elections and protect election workers.
- Called on appropriations committee members in the House of Representatives to maintain funding levels for the Members Representational Allowances (MRA).
- Called for a study in the House to consider the hiring of bipartisan staff for Committees to increase policy capacity and decrease partisanship.
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 |
Gideon |
Cohn-Postar |
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Jesper |
van den Bergh |
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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
- Supported the Kids Online Safety Act, S. 1409, to set out requirements for covered social media platforms (i.e., applications or services that connect to the internet and are likely to be used by minors) to protect minors from online harms.
- Supported the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act, S. 1876, to require social media companies to provide vetted, independent researchers and the public with access to certain platform data.
- Supported the comprehensive data privacy legislation in both House and Senate to establish requirements for how companies, including nonprofits and common carriers, handle personal data, which includes information that identifies or is reasonably linkable to an individual.
- Supported innovative approaches to tackling online harms, including the Digital Platform Commission Act of 2023, S.1671, and the Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023, S.2597.
- Supported the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, H.R.7521, to divest TikTok from Bytedance for national security reasons.
- Supported the Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, H.R. 7520, which would prevent the sale of sensitive American data to foreign adversaries.
- Called for executive action to protect kids from harm online, strengthen national security by regulating the largest social media platforms, and to increase transparency of the largest social media platforms.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Gideon |
Cohn-Postar |
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Benjamin |
Neikrie |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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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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) |