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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 2000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 12015-12
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6. House ID# 335080000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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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| 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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Fred Wertheimer |
Date | 1/18/2023 12:49:18 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
Support democracy reforms, including public matching funds system for congressional campaigns, automatic voter registration, independent redistricting commissions, and strengthened ethics and campaign finance laws.
Support restoring the voting rights protections previously included in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Support democracy reforms to protect voting rights and strengthen election security, including support for provisions to override voter suppression laws in the states. Support an exception to the filibuster rules to pass fundamental voting rights and democracy reforms.
Support strengthening of government ethics legislation.
Support the Presidential Reform Act (H.R. 8873) and the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 (S. 4573), to reform the Electoral Count Act of 1877 and close the loophole in the Presidential Election Day Act of 1845 that would allow a state legislature, after a presidential election, to name its own presidential electors for the state, after determining that the states voters failed to make a choice for President.
Support the DISCLOSE Act (S. 443), to combat the flood of special interest spending in politics and require additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs, and other entities.
Support the Sustaining Our Democracy Act (S. 4239 / H.R. 7992) to provide federal funding to help states and local governments support election administration; secure and upgrade election infrastructure; expand polling places and the availability of early and mail voting; recruit and train nonpartisan poll workers and election officials; protect election officials from threats and harassment; and increase access to voting in federal elections for underserved communities, voters with disabilities, racial and language minority groups, military and overseas voters, and voters in Indian lands.
Support the Protecting Our Democracy Act (H.R. 5314) to restore the governments system of checks and balances, strengthen accountability and transparency, and protect Americas elections from foreign interference.
Support the activities of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Support legislation that would prohibit Members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks; a prohibition that would extend to Members spouses or dependent children; and an enforcement mechanism that is clear and significant enough to serve as a functional deterrent.
Support Senate action to report and pass an ethics code for the Supreme Court.
Support the DC Admission Act, to make Washington, DC a state (H.R. 51).
Support efforts to encourage executive departments and federal agencies to take additional steps to implement President Bidens Executive Order Promoting Access to Voting.
Support executive action to require the disclosure of political expenditures made by government contractors.
Support three provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 (H.R. 7900): The DC National Guard Home Rule Act (Sec. 6252 of H.R. 7900) which would transfer control over the DC Guard from the President to the Mayor of Washington DC, except when called into federal service; the Sherrill Amendment (Sec. 516 of H.R. 7900), to require all interstate deployments of the National Guard under 32 U.S.C. 502(f) to be approved by the chief executives of both the sending and receiving state; and the Schiff Amendment (Sec. 549B of H.R.7900) which would codify an exclusionary rule barring the use of evidence obtained in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.
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), President of the U.S.
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
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)
Internet Address:
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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) |