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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1730 M STREET, NW |
Address2 | Suite 1000 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 22382-12
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6. House ID# 301040000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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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: Tracy Spatz |
Date | 10/20/2020 4:20:24 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the allocation of at least $400 million for the U.S. Census Bureaus operations and a four month extension because of COVID-19 delay
Support robust funding for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as an essential and critical public service to the people of our nation and urged U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Delivering for America Act which would allocate $25 billion in funding for USPS
Oppose funding for Operation Relentless Pursuit and instead invest in community social services
Support Emergency Broadband Connections Act and its $8.8 billion in broadband credit allocations
Support HR2 the Moving Forward Act to invest in infrastructure, green technology, and transportation
Support $32 billion allocation for public transportation during pandemic
Support appropriations to cover basic human needs in pandemic, including cash assistance, state and local aid, and more
Urged Senate to fund equal access to quality health care and other appropriations to address COVID-19 consequences
Urged Senate Rules Committee to appropriate $3.6 billion for elections funding
Urged Congress to reject funding increases to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Support the RECLAIM Act to distribute funds to states with abandoned mine lands
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Virginia |
Kase |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Assert that the power to determine election day is vested in Congress, not the President
Support inclusion of democracy reform questions in presidential debates
Support the designation of September as American Democracy Month
Urged the Senate to vote No on the Motion to Proceed with S. 3985 the JUSTICE Act
Urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to convene a special session on police violence and protest repression in the United States
Support H.J. Res. 90, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval that would nullify a rulemaking by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency which would undermine the civil rights law: The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
Urged Congress to extend deadlines requested by the U.S. Census Bureau regarding the transmission of final data and apportionment numbers to the President and to the states
Support the reintroduction of the For the People Act in the 117th Congress
Support the Delivering for America Act prevents the Postmaster General from enacting structural changes to the Postal Service and allocated $25 billion in funding for the organization.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Virginia |
Kase |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the RECLAIM Act to empower and rebuild former coal industry communities that have abandoned mine lands
Support the THRIVE Agenda to expand clean, renewable energy and accomplish other environmental justice goals
Support the Childrens Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery Resolution to establish a plan for transitioning energy economies and young people
Support HR2 the Moving Forward Act to invest in infrastructure, green energy, and transportation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Energy - Dept of
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Virginia |
Kase |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the RECLAIM Act to empower and rebuild former coal industry communities that have abandoned mine lands
Support the THRIVE Agenda to expand clean, renewable energy and accomplish other environmental justice goals
Support the Childrens Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery Resolution to establish a climate recovery plan for transitioning energy economies
Support $32 billion allocation for public transportation during pandemic as a clean transportation solution
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged presidential campaigns to disclose bundlers
Urged the U.S. Postal Service to allow voter registration at postal offices nationwide and alerted members of the TX congressional delegation about irregularities in Harris County, TX
Urged Congress to extend deadlines requested by the U.S. Census Bureau regarding the transmission of final data and apportionment numbers to the President and to the states
Urged Congress to provide additional funding for the U.S. Census Bureau to continue operations because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Urged Congress to provide additional funding for the U.S. Postal Service to ramp up operations to process mail-in ballots
Urged Congress to provide oversight of changes planned by U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in light of the upcoming election
Nominated members of the LWVUS staff and board to serve on the Census Scientific Advisory Committee and the National Advisory Committee for the U.S. Census Bureau.
Endorsed a resolution introduced by Representative Tlaib that condemns violence against women politicians at home and abroad.
Support the Delivering for America Act which prevents the Postmaster General from enacting structural changes to the Postal Service and allocated $25 billion in funding for the organization.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Bureau of the Census, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Election Commission (FEC)
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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Virginia |
Kase |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support appropriations to cover basic human needs in pandemic, including cash assistance, state and local aid, and more
Urged Senate to fund equal access to quality health care and other appropriations to address COVID-19 consequences
Support the THRIVE Agenda to address racial equity and public health within a broader economic and climate plan
Oppose the termination of relations between the U.S. and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Support racial and reproductive justice by ending the Hyde amendment and reimagining community safety
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to convene a special session on police violence and protest repression in the United States
Oppose the termination of relations between the U.S. and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Endorsed a resolution introduced by Representative Tlaib that condemns violence against women politicians at home and abroad.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS)
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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Virginia |
Kase |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the THRIVE Agenda to combat environmental injustice and ensure clean air and water for Black, Brown, Indigenous, working-class and all other communities by curtailing air, water, and land pollution and investing in impacted communities
Support the RECLAIM Act to empower and rebuild former coal industry communities whose abandoned mine lands continue to pollute the land and water
Support the Childrens Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery Resolution to establish a climate recovery plan that includes strategies for ensuring clean air and water
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys proposed request seeking permission to destroy Customs and Border Protection (CBP) civil rights, sexual abuse, and civil liberty violations records.
Opposed funding increases for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Virginia |
Kase |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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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 FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support legislation designed to promote common sense solutions to gun violence including background checks and curbs on assault weapons and high capacity magazines
Oppose legislation to weaken gun safety laws.
Support CDC data collection around gun deaths Support HR8 and S42 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
Urged Congress to include HR 6851, legislation to require each U.S. Executive Director at an international financial institution to take certain actions in support of the global response to COVID-19
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Virginia |
Kase |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support rule making by IRS for 501(c) political activity
Support Legislation requiring all Presidents to divest from their business holdings.
Oppose attempts to eliminate the Johnson Amendment
Support including mixed-status families and ITIN tax filers to receive tax rebates included in the CARES Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Jessica |
Capparell |
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Celina |
Stewart |
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Virginia |
Kase |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Requested $40,000,000 for one-time competitive grants to nonpartisan nonprofit civic education program providers with a track record of successfully providing effective civic education programming to schools to meet the remote teaching needs of K-12 schools and teachers
Support Emergency Broadband Connections Act and its $8.8 billion in broadband credit allocations to ensure all students have access to online learning
Support the HEROES Act and its $225 billion in appropriations to schools
Oppose funding for Operation Relentless Pursuit and instead support redirecting that funding to schools and other community services
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Celina |
Stewart |
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Jessica |
Capparell |
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Virginia |
Kase |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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?
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