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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 | 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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Elise Wirkus |
Date | 7/19/2023 4:53:23 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 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 limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session.
- 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 increasing training and continuing education opportunities for Members, staff, and interns on Capitol Hill.
-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 Uncheck the Box Act 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 Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act 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 Administration to direct the Office of the Clerk to examine how to make all public documents available online in a user-friendly format and provide a plan of action for review and implementation.
-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 Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
-Called on the House of Representatives to revise the language in the proposed House Rules package that would weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE).
-Called on the House of Representatives to allow TV cameras on the floor of the House of Representatives to operate under the independent control of journalists, not the political control exercised by the leadership.
- Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to increase its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities.
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 |
Elise |
Wirkus |
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Gideon |
Cohn-Postar |
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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 for improving public access to Congressional Research Service reports
-Called on appropriations committee members in the House of Representatives to retain funding levels for Members Representational Allowances (MRA) to its FY2023 amount.
-Called for a study in both the House and Senate to determine what it would cost to professionalize staff pay to achieve parity with Executive branch employees.
-Called for each house Office to have one Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance to support Congressional oversight.
-Called on the Senate to create a permanent office of diversity and inclusion.
-Called for offices in the House of Representatives to publish on docs.house.gov their current annual, semiannual, or quarterly reports to the House of Representatives, except they may withhold confidential information as they deem appropriate pursuant to the direction of the Committee on House Administration.
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 |
Elise |
Wirkus |
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Gideon |
Cohn-Postar |
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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 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 American Data Privacy and Protection Act 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.
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 |
Elise |
Wirkus |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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)
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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?
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