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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 108 NORTH ALFRED STREET |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28663-12
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6. House ID# 310800000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: William L. Fey III Director of Finance |
Date | 07/11/2013 |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1947 Reject Farm Bill
H.R. 1947 Reject Dairy Program in Farm Bill
H.R. 1995 AFFIRM Act
S. 954 Farm Bill
Amd 925 to S. 954 Shahee-Toomey sugar program reform
Amd 955 to. S 954 McCain-Flake eyhanol reform
amend 926 to S 954 Shaheen-Toomey crop insurance premium assistance cap
amend 936 to S 954 Begisch-Flake Crop Insurance Transparancy
amend 953 to S. 954 Durbin-Coburn 15% premium subsidy reduction
amend 999 to S. 954 Durbin-Coburn-McCain: 15% Premium subsidy reduction
amend 1012 to S. 954 Flake-CmCaskill Strike Prohibition on Taxpayer Savings Summary
amend 1013 to S. 954 Flake: Harvest Price Option Premium Subsidy Prohibition
amend 1014 to S. 954 Flake: S. 446 Crop Insurnace Subsidy Reduction Act
amend 1073 to S. 954 Flake: Strike Cotton Shallow Loss Carve Out
Landrieu amd to S. 954 flood insurance
amend 955 to S. 954 McCain-Flake REAP blender pump prohibition
amend 961 to S. 954 Inhofe: RFS opt-out
amend 967 to S. 954 Foreign Fuels Reduction Act
amend 1016 to S. 954 Repeal of Biomass Crop assistance program
amend 1074 to S. 954 No E15
amend 1084 to S. 954 Repeal RFS
amend 1060 to S. 954 Repeal RFS
amend 1005 to S. 954 Consolidate duplicative nutrition programs
amend 1059 to S. 954 Ban SNAP recruitment
amend 1002 to S. 954 SNAP promotion limitation
amend 946 to S. 954 Termination of Partnership for SNAP
amend 1107 to S. 954 SNAP work requirements
amend 989 to S. 954 SNAP work requirements
amend 956 to S. 954 Catfish Inspection Repeal
amend 1003 to S. 954 Prohibits Farm Subsidies for Tax Delinquents
amend 1004 to S. 954 No Conservation Payments to Millionaires
amend 1007 to S. 954 Market Access Program Reform
amend 1017 to S. 954 Repeal of Conservation Stewardship and Reserve Program
amend 1040 to S. 954 eliminates Maple syrup tariff
amend 1041 to S. 954 eliminates maple syrup subsidies
amend 1072 to S. 954 study to recommend offsets for subsidies to Brazilian Cotton Institute
amend 1083 to S. 954 Make Checkoff Programs voluntary
amend 1091 to S. 954 repeal permanent law
amend 1066 to S. 954 repeal permanent law
amend 1110 to S. 954 Repeal Sugar Program
amend 1123 to S. 954 Reform RUS
amend 1020 to S. 954 REINS Act
amend 1064 to S. 954 repeals estate and gift taxes
amend 1021 to S. 954 repeal estate and lowers gift tax
H.R 1947 Farm bill
Amend 149 to H.R. 1947 Kind-Petri AFFIRM Act
Amend 79 to H.R. 1947 Foxx: Farm Risk Management Election Program Cap
Amend 28 to H.R. 1947 Thompson-Fortenberry: Conservation Compliance
Amend 1 to H.R 1947 Strike prohibition on taxpayer savings summary
Amend 93 to H.R. 1947 Fortenberry: Farm program payment cap
Amend 62 to H.R 1947 Broun: Repeal of Permanent Dairy Law
Amend 55 to H.R 1947 Royce-Engel: U.S. International Food Aid Reform
Amend 43 to H.R. 1947 Chabot-McClintock Market Access Program Repeal
Amend 178 to H.R. 1947 Brollkes: Emerging Markets Program Termination
Amend 11 to H.R. 1947 Gingrey: End Rural Broadband Access Program
Amend 92 to H.R. 1947 McClintock: Strike Farmers Market Program
Amedn 45 to H.R. 1947 Gibson-Grimm: End Olive Oil Import Restrictions
Amend 97 to H.R. 1947 Walberg: Strike "Natural Stone" Carveout
Amend 10 to H.R. 1947 Walorski: No Christmas Tree Tax
Amend 12 to H.R. 1947 Radel: Repeal National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
Amend 80 to H.R. 1947 Foxx: Sunset for Discretionary Programs
Amend 76 to H.R. 1947 Foxx: Federal Crop Insurance Disclosure
Amen 13 to H.R 1947 Pitts: Federal Sugar Reform
Amend 194 to H.R. 1947 Goodlatte-Scott: Dairy Reform
Amend 8 to H.R. 1947 Black: Termination of Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative
Amend 151 to H.R. 1947 Huelskamp: Work Requirements for SNAP
Amend 101 to H.R. 1947 Southerland: Work Requirements for SNAP
Amend 83 to H.R 1947 Graves: End Ethanol Subsidies for Corn Growers
Amend 170 to H.R. 1947 Marino: Repeal Biodiesel enducation program
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Various Defense spending restraint ideas
President's Budget -- SM-3 Funding Shift
H.R. 1960 Coffman-Speier Amendment-Military Whistleblower Protections
H.R. 1960 National Defense Authorization Act
NTU-R Street Defense Spending Report
Defense spending restraint ideas
Amend 2 H.R. 1960 reducint aircraft carriers
Amend 37 H.R. 1960 bring brigade home from Europe
Amend 25 H.R. 1960 no NASCAR sponshorship
Amend 32 H.R. 1960 to line cut of $60 billion
Amend 39 to H.R. 1960 elimination of $5 billion OCO plus-ups
Amend 21 to H.R. 1960 prohibits Army National Guard sponshopships
Amend 35 to H.R. 1960 DDG1000 and DDG51 Flight ll reports
Amend 91 to H.R. 1960line cut of $60 billion
Amend 210 to H.R. 1960 bring brigade home from Europe
Amend 222 to H.R. 1960 carrier reduction
Amend 247 to H.R 1960 $6.4 billion OCO cut
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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
EPA Preemptive Mining Regulations
Buy American Rules - Water Infrascture
EPA "Sue and Settle " Reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2263, S. 1102 Terminate Export-Import Bank
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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
H.R. 423 Reform Congressional Pensions
H.R. 1628 Public Employee Pension Transparency
H.R. 1359 Congressional travel reform
H.R.2092 End Congressional Pensions to Felons
H. Res. 119 form committee to Reduce Gov't Waste
S. 601 WRDA
H.R 367 REINS Act
H.R. 1931 EASY Savings Act
Amend 802 to S. 601 delay NFIP reforms
S. 791 Follow the Money Act
S. 714 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlement Act
H.R. 1493 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlement Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2305 Medicare/Medicaid Administrative Reforms
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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
S. 887 Repeal FATCA
H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act
S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act
S. 725 Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights
H.R. 1479 Repeal Pease Limit - Charitable Deduction
Small Business Expensing -- Extension/Augmentation
FATCA Reciprocity-Treasury Forbearance
S. 1183 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act
H.R. 2309 Wireless Tax Fairness Act
S. 1235 Wireless Tax Fairness Act
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 612 Truck-Weight Reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Various Repeal flood insurance reforms
Natural disasters and insurance -- Request for Cmment
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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
S. 692 Returned Exclusively for Unpaid (REFUND) Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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
S. 953 Student Loan Affordability Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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
H.R. 875 rescind E15 waiver
H.R. 3 Northern Route Approval Act
H.R. 1462 RFS Reform Act
H.R. 1959 Domestic Alternative Fuels Act
H.R. 1195 RFS Repeal Act
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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
H.R, 1549 Helping Sick Americans Now Act
H.R 45 PPACA Repeal
H.R. 1249 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Duane |
Parde |
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President |
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Brandon |
Arnold |
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Vice President of Government Affairs |
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Pete |
Sepp |
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Executive Vice President |
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Nan |
Swift |
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Federal Government Affairs Manager |
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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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