Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
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
5/15/2017
2. House Identification
 39145
 Senate Identification
 314237

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Invariant LLC
Address
901 7th Street NW
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​Suite 600
City
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
Contact
​Ms. LAURA JOSHUA
 Telephone
​2026288952
 E-mail
​joshua@heatherpodesta.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government relations 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
​National Restaurant Association
Address
​2055 L Street NW, Suite 750
City
​Washington
 State
​DC
 Zip
​20036
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Foodservice trade association

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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​Heather ​Podesta ​ ​Counsel, Representative Robert Matsui; Counsel, Representative Earl Pomeroy; Legislative Fellow, Senator Bill Bradley; Research Assistant, Congressional Budget Office
​Anne ​MacMillan ​ ​Staff Assistant, Representative Bob Matsui; Legislative Assistant/Legislative Director, Representative Dennis Cardoza; Policy Advisor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Deputy Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture
​Sean ​Joyce ​ ​Rep Bill Shuster: Communications Director, Legislative Director, Shared employee w/ Transportation & Infrastructure Committee; Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick McHenry
​Patrice ​Willoughby ​ ​Dep Assoc Admin, Intergovt Affairs Office, GSA; Exec Dir, CBC, Rep. Barbara Lee; Leg Asst, Counsel, Chief/Staff, Rep. Tubbs Jones
​Mary ​Stanton ​ ​Legislative Assistant, Senator Herb Kohl; Policy Advisor, Senate Aging Committee; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Anthony Weiner; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Herb Kohl; Staff Assistant, Senator Herb Kohl; Intern, Rep. Richard Gephardt

LOBBYING ISSUES

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

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Monitor issues associated with the implementation of the menu labeling requirement within the Affordable Care Act; monitor issues with respect to labor and employment in the service industry; monitor discussions on reforming health care delivery in the U.S.; educate Members on the impacts of H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, including proposals to remove the limitation on swipe fees, on restaurants and customers.

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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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Laura Joshua
 Date
6/5/2017 1:16:16 PM