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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 3808 Colonial Avenue |
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City | Alexandria |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22309 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 55438-1000081
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6. House ID# 305570015
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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. | ||||||||
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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: Thomas P. Walters |
Date | 07/20/2009 |
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
S. 168, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill
H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill
H.R. 275, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill
H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill
H.R. 690/ S. 144 -The Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employees (MOBILE) Cell Phone Act entire bill
S. 795, Elder Justice Act entire bill
S. 896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
H.R. 1032, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act entire bill
H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill
H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill
H.R. 1639, Border Health Care Relief Act entire bill
H.R. 1643/S. 648, the Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act entire bill
H.R. 1906, California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act entire bill
H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill
H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill
H.R. 2346, FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations funding for local resources to fight pandemic flu outbreaks
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act provisions relating to regulation of emissions of marine vessels
FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs
FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative
FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Funding for: Santa Maria River Levee; Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach
FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants
FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for State and local air pollution control programs; Reinstatement of moratorium on offshore drilling
FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding for public health infrastructure programs: CDC State & Local Capacity, HRSA Hospital preparedness, Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant; tuberculosis control and prevention; substance abuse block grants; community health centers; immunization programs; mental health block grants; preventative health services block grant; health care safety net grants; community-based health, nutrition services for older Americans
FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations Funding for Lompoc Veterans Building Renovation; funding for housing and community development programs Homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing
Anti-Gang legislation
FEMA grant to assist in the construction of a new emergency operations center
Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization
Reinstatement of moratorium on offshore drilling
Surface Transportation Programs reauthorization funding for County projects; Transit - Small Starts Program
BIA Land-into-Trust Notification Procedures
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
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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Walters |
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Gilchrest |
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McGee |
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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
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)
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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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2 | 4 | 6 |