Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
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Washington, DC 20515
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Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
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LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
1/15/2020
2. House Identification
 36893
 Senate Identification
 284950

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
MEHLMAN CASTAGNETTI ROSEN & THOMAS, INC.
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1341 G Street, NW
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​Suite 1100
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WASHINGTON
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DC
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USA

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Ms. Krista Atteberry
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​2025850216
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​katteberry@mc-dc.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government affairs consulting services

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
​ByteDance Inc.
Address
​3000 El Camino Real
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​Palo Alto
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​CA
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​94306
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​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Internet technology company

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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​Bruce ​Mehlman ​ ​Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Tech Policy; General Counsel and Policy Director, House Republican Conference
​David ​Castagnetti ​ ​Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus; Chief of Staff, Representative Norm Mineta; EA, Representative Ed Markey
​Dean ​Rosen ​ ​Health Policy Director, Senate Majority Leader Frist; Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Public Health; Majority Health Policy Counsel, House Committee on Ways & Means, Subcommittee on Health
​Dean ​Rosen ​ ​Health Policy Coordinator and Counsel, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources; Counsel and Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Labor & Human Resources, Subcommittee on Disability Policy; Case Worker, Representative R. Boschwitz
​David ​Thomas ​ ​Chief of Staff, Representative Zoe Lofgren; Director of Congressional Relations, Federal Trade Commission; Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs, Vice President Gore; Staff Assistant, Senator Metzenbaum

LOBBYING ISSUES

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

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

General issues affecting internet companies

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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​TikTok Inc.
​10100 Venice Blvd. #415
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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.
Address Ownership
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(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
​Flr 4 Willow House, Cricket Sq. PO Box 2804
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​ByteDance Ltd.
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​Vista Corp. Ser. Centre, Wickhams Cay II Rd.
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​ByteTeam Ltd.
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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: Krista Atteberry
 Date
2/28/2020 2:22:06 PM
ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

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​Elise ​Pickering ​ ​Executive Director, House Republican Policy Committee; Chief of Staff, Representative John Shadegg; Legislative Assistant, Representative Dannemeyer; Legislative Director, Representative Bartlett
​Sage ​Eastman ​ ​Strategy Director, Committee on Ways & Means; Deputy Staff Director (Majority), Committee on Ways & Means; Senior Advisor, Committee on Ways & Means; Communications Director, Representative Dave Camp
​Lauren ​Aronson ​ ​Director, Office of Legislation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Professional Staff Member, Committee on Ways & Means; Policy Director, White House; Policy Director, HHS Office of Health Reform (detailed to the White House);
​Lauren ​Aronson ​ ​Policy Advisor, Representative Rahm Emanuel; Health LA, Representative Carolyn McCarthy
​Michael ​Robinson ​ ​Member Services and Coalitions Director, House Appropriations Committee; Policy Advisor/Deputy Chief of Staff, House Majority Leader/Representative Tom DeLay; Legislative Director, Representative Hal Rogers;
​Michael ​Robinson ​ ​Senior Legislative Assistant, Representative Ralph Regula; Senior Legislative Assistant, Representative Bob Franks; Legislative Assistant, Representative Hal Rogers;
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10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

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​Michael ​Robinson ​ ​ Special Projects Assistant, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Staff Assistant, Representative Bud Shuster
​Constantine ​Hingson ​ ​Chief of Staff, Senator Dan Coats; Counsel/Legislative Director, Senator Judd Gregg; General Counsel, Senator Elizabeth Dole
​Steven ​Haro ​ ​Chief of Staff, Senator Dianne Feinstein; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs; Chief of Staff, Senator Martin Heinrich; Chief of Staff, Representative Martin Heinrich;
​Steven ​Haro ​ ​Senior Advisor, Representative Xavier Becerra; Director of Legislation and Communication, Representative Xavier Becerra; Press Secretary, Representative Xavier Becerra
​Helen ​Tolar ​ ​Chief of Staff, Senator John Boozman; Staff Director/Chief Counsel, House Veterans Affairs Committee (Representative Jeff Miller); Professional Staff/Counsel, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (Senator Larry Craig);
​Helen ​Tolar ​ ​Counsel/Legislative Director, Representative Jeff Miller; Legislative Assistant, Representative Jeff Miller; Scheduler, Representative Jeff Miller; Law Clerk, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

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​Nichole ​Distefano ​ ​Legislative Director, Senator Claire McCaskill; Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
​Nichole ​Distefano ​ ​Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Senior Advisor, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
​Nichole ​Distefano ​ ​Senior Counsel, Senator Claire McCaskill; Counsel, Senator Claire McCaskill
​McKenzie ​Bennett ​ ​Senior Health Policy Advisor, Senator Maggie Hassan; Policy Advisor, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Assistant, Senator Harry Reid;
​McKenzie ​Bennett ​ ​Legislative Aide/Legislative Correspondence Manager, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Jim Webb
​Paul ​Thornell ​ ​Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of Vice President Al Gore, The White House; Associate Director, Senate Democratic Steering Committee, Senator Tom Daschle
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