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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600 |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 76992-1002261
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6. House ID# 361180036
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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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| 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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Steve Clark |
Date | 1/19/2023 3:14:05 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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 8294, FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Division D: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for 2023, all provisions related to credit card interchanges
S 4674/HR 8874 Credit Card Competition Act of 2022
S 4543/HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for FY23; Senate Amendment 6201 Competition in Credit Card Transactions and Senate Amendment 6174 Report on Credit and Debit Card User Fees Imposed on Veterans and Caregivers at Commissary Stores and MWR Facilities
S 936 Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM) Act, all provisions
HR 4521 America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act, all provisions relating to increased reporting requirements for payments processors
S 1260 US Innovation and Competition Act, all provisions relating to increased reporting requirements for payments processors
S 2992 American Innovation and Choice Online Act, all provisions relating to interchange and increased and requirements placed on payments processors
Issues pertaining to an American Data Privacy and Protection Act, all provisions
Issues pertaining to Federal Reserve Regulation II, all provisions related to modifying debit and interchange fees and routing requirements
Issues pertaining to Buy Now Pay Later Programs
Issues pertaining to the Payment Card Industrys standards-setting
Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to electronic payment of federal taxes
Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to data security
Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions relating to interchange
Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions relating to the provisions in Title X-Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange
Issues pertaining to antitrust legislation relating to interchange
Issues pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation
Issues pertaining to Real Time Payments
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
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Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Tim |
Pataki |
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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.
20. Client new address
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
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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
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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |