Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
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Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
7/1/2024
2. House Identification
 30442
 Senate Identification
 22781

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
Address
440 1st Street NW
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​Suite 700
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Washington
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DC
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20001
 Country
USA

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. Reed Skaggs
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​2022897475
 E-mail
​LDADisclosures@lewis-burke.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Lobbying and consulting firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​American Heart Association
Address
​7272 Greenville Avenue
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​Dallas
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​TX
 Zip
​75231-4596
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cardiovascular health

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Dominique ​Carter ​ ​AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow - National Science Foundation (NSF) - 2017- 2019 (2 years) | Agricultural Science Advisor - US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - 2019 - 2021 (2 years) | White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Developing and implementing a White House strategy, pre- and post-election, to garner support for a food is medicine focused program or opportunity at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Supporting fiscal year (FY)b25 appropriations request for National Institutes of Health nutrition research, including food is medicine, and develop and implement strategy for FY 26 appropriations request. Identify other potential non-NIH sources of research funding for food is medicine research, including at the Department of Defense (DOD), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies, and develop and implement strategies.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. 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?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Hunter Gronlund
 Date
9/4/2024 11:07:57 AM