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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 | 1725 I Street NW, Suite 900 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 26422-24
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6. House ID# 302590000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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: Meghan McGuirk |
Date | 7/18/2019 1:41:11 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 FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Reproductive Rights and Roe v. Wade;
State abortion bans and abortion access in the United States;
Insurance coverage of abortion;
Business community support for abortion;
Motions to recommit introduced to undermine access to reproductive healthcare;
S.311 and H.R.962, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, regarding interference in abortion practice;
S.1049 and H.R. 2091, Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act;
S.160, Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, regarding a 20-week abortion ban;
H.R. 1185 and S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, regarding paid family leave;
H.R. 2720, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act, regarding comprehensive sex education;
H.R. 2701, Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act, regarding comprehensive sex education program funding;
H.Con.Res. 40, Supporting Reproductive Healthcare in the US;
H.R. 2975 and S.1645, Womens Health Protection Act, regarding abortion bans and TRAP (targeted regulation of abortion providers) restrictions;
S. 1847, Affordability Is Access Act, regarding contraception access;
S.648, Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.
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 |
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McFarland |
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Stephanie |
Yost |
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Jennifer |
Warburton |
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Meghan |
McGuirk |
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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
Federal courts and judicial nominees;
Nomination of Robert Destro to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor;
Nomination of Michael Park to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals;
Nomination of Kenneth Lee to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals;
Nomination of Daniel Collins to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals;
Nomination of Kenneth Bell to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina;
Nomination of Carl Nichols to the U.S. District Court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia;
Nomination of Stephen Clark to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri;
Nomination of Wendy Williams Berger to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida;
Nomination of Matthew Kacsmaryk to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas;
Nomination of Howard Nielson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah;
Nomination of Michael Truncale to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas;
Nomination of Wendy Vitter to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana;
Nomination of J. Campbell Barker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas;
Nomination of Andrew Brasher to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama;
Nomination of Allen Winsor to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida;
Nomination of Patrick Wyrick for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma;
Nomination of Brian Buescher to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska;
Nomination of Clifton Corker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee;
Nomination of Matthew McFarland to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio;
Nomination of Douglas Cole to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio;
Nomination of Michael Liburdi to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona;
Nomination of Greg Guidry to the Eastern District of Louisiana;
Nomination of Mark Pittman to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas;
Nomination of Sean Jordan to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas;
Nomination of Brantley Starr to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas;
Nomination of Jeffrey Brown to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas;
Nomination of Jason Pulliam to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas;
Nomination of Peter Phipps to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals;
Nomination of William Stickman to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
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 |
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Ryan |
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McFarland |
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Yost |
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Jennifer |
Warburton |
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Meghan |
McGuirk |
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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
H.R. 2740, the FY20 Minibus, regarding amendments on healthcare refusal provisions, the domestic gag rule, the global gag rule, international family planning funding, and biomedical research;
FY20 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill, regarding the
Title X family planning program, sex education programs, refusal provisions, the domestic gag rule, international family planning funding, the global gag rule, fetal-tissue research, insurance coverage of abortion, funding for Planned Parenthood, and the Hyde amendment;
FY20 State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs appropriations bill, regarding international family planning funding, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), reproductive rights in the State Departments Human Rights Report, the global gag rule, and healthcare refusal provisions;
FY20 Department of Defense appropriations bill, regarding a so-called born-alive provision;
FY20 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill, regarding the D.C. abortion ban, D.C.s Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act, D.C.s Health Insurance Requirement Amendment Act, and insurance coverage of abortion;
FY20 National Defense Authorization Act, regarding family planning, insurance coverage of abortion, contraceptive coverage and access to abortion for servicemembers, access to emergency contraception, and so-called born alive provisions;
FY20 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, regarding abortion coverage for women detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs;
Shaheen/Murphy letter in support of international family planning funding;
Booker letter in support of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP), school based HIV prevention efforts, and eliminating funding for abstinence-only programs.
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 |
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Meghan |
McGuirk |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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?
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