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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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City | WASHINGTON |
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Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28481-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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
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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: Jennifer Popik |
Date | 1/22/2019 12:19:39 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Contacts in support of language to the FY 2019 State, Foreign operations appropriations bill to create funding limitation on organizations that promote or perform abortion and organizations that participate in coercive abortion programs.
Consultations regarding FY 2019 appropriations measures, including support for retention of all current pro-life limitation amendments and other pro-life provisions.
Contacts in support of the Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018 (H.R. 5006, S. 2420), to extend child tax credit to cover unborn children.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Jennifer |
Popik |
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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 CON
16. Specific lobbying issues
Contacts in opposition to H.J. Res. 33, S.J.Res.6, proposing to add certain language termed an "Equal Rights Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution, unless an "abortion-neutral amendment" is added.
Contacts in opposition to legislative or executive actions to advance the flawed notion ("three-state theory") that the long-dead 1972 "Equal Rights Amendment" is still pending before the state legislatures for potential ratification, including but not limited to opposition to H.J.Res 53 and S.J.Res 5, resolutions embracing the erroneous concept that Congress can pass ex post facto legislation declaring inoperative the ratification deadline contained in the 1972 ERA resolution.
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 |
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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 FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of reconciliation legislation, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. For activity pertaining to other health-care reform ("Obamacare replacement") legislation, see HCR (Health Issues) page.
Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192, Smith), to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion.
Contacts in support of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA (H.R. 4660, S. 2326), to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race.
Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712, S. 220), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a letter to the House dated January 16, 2018, and a letter to the House on Rule resolution H. Res. 694 dated January 17, 2018. (The House passed the bill on January 17, 2018.)
Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 184), including letter to House dated January 19, 2017, to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 24, 2017).
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R.692, S. 224), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions.
Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 644, S. 301), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion.
Contacts in support of Women's Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 656), to allow a state to exclude certain abortion providers from participation in the state's Medicaid program.
Consultations regarding various bills intended to tighten federal limitations on trafficking in tissue from induced abortions (including H.R. 524, H.R. 1203, H.R. 1895, and other draft bills not introduced); no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter.
Contacts in support of agency action limiting the use of tissue from aborted babies to the extent permitted by law.
Contacts in support of The Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act (H.R. 718), to make it a federal crime to dispose of non-cremated "fetal remains" (from abortions) in a landfill or navigable waterway.
Contacts in response to inquiries regarding the Heartbeat Bill (H.R.490) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable; no position taken this quarter.
Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 1322, S. 510), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion.
Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 771), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans."
Contacts in support of the Patients First Act (H.R. 2918) to require the federal National Institutes of Health to intensify research on types of stem-cell research that do not involve harming human embryos.
Responses to inquiries regarding "Life at Conception Act" (H.R. 681, S. 231); nonsupport due to lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises.
Contracts regarding abortion-pill reversal and informed consent requirements. Legislation not introduced.
Contacts regarding the Maternal Health Accountability Act (S. 1112 and H.R. 1318), related to reporting factors, contract grantee criteria, and potential issues surrounding recommending expansion of abortion access. No position taken this quarter.
Contacts in support of a letter requesting that HHS issue new Title X regulations to bar grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics or referring clients for abortions.
Contacts regarding the Protecting Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act (H.R. 6085) as related to potential issues regarding abortion. No position taken this quarter.
Contacts regarding the Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act (S.2637/H.R.5457) as related to potential issues regarding abortion. No position taken this quarter.
Supported veto and sustaining of veto of any bill that weakens any existing pro-life policy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Jennifer |
Popik |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
For activity pertaining to budget reconciliation legislation, see also the BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page.
Contacts in support of certain provisions for incorporation into health care reform ("repeal and replace") legislation, including: elimination of multiple abortion-subsiding and abortion-expanding components of PL 111-148; inclusion of strong language to prevent federal subsidies of elective abortion coverage; retention of untaxed and uncapped private health insurance coverage, including postponement or nullification of the so-called "Cadillac tax" of PL 111-148; no limitation on what Americans can spend from private resources on health care; and strengthen provisions in PL 111-148 to enforce the segregation of funds for abortion services.
Contacts regarding advance care planning legislation (not introduced) to (1) ensure the legislation provides for adequate oversight regarding the creation of advance planning materials, websites, etc. in order to protect against the materials being crafted in a way that persuades patients to reject treatment they might otherwise choose, (2) ensure that there are not Federally funded unmonitored practitioner consultations could lead to patients forgoing treatment they would otherwise have wanted, (3) ensure that there are not adverse changes to the Assisted Suicide Funding and Restriction Act, (4) include oversight for grant approval for physician orders for life-sustaining treatment, and (5) protect the right of states to ensure informed consent in choosing and rejecting treatment.
Contacts regarding potential legislation related to strengthening Federal policy against physician-assisted suicide.
Contacts in support of H.Con.Res. 80, expressing the sense of the Congress that assisted suicide puts vulnerable patients at risk and undermines the integrity of the health care system.
Contacts in support of eliminating "advance care planning services" from the CMS list of services in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment rule.
Contacts in support of H.R. 4131 (Pittenger) to amend the Internal Revenue Code to impose federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers.
Contacts in support of regulatory changes to enforce the fund-segregation requirements of the 2010 "Affordable Care Act" with respect to abortion and to adopt penalties for noncompliance.
Contacts regarding H.R. 3119, the "Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act," as to whether provisions of the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act would be impacted or if there were potential involuntary denial-of-treatment issues.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Jennifer |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Insurance-related issues pertaining to reconciliation legislation are reported under BUD (Budget/Appropriations). Insurance-related provisions pertaining to health-care ("Obamacare replacement") legislation are reported on the HCR (Health Issues) page.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Jennifer |
Popik |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Insurance-related issues pertaining to reconciliation legislation are reported under BUD (Budget/Appropriations). Insurance-related provisions pertaining to health-care ("Obamacare replacement") legislation are reported on the HCR (Health Issues) page.
Contacts in support of the Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act (S. 1530/H.R. 3181), to give beneficiaries and others online access to model advance directives that choose life-saving treatment, food and fluids equally with those that reject them in order to offset widespread efforts to nudge patients to agree to forego life-saving treatment.
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
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Jennifer |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Contacts in support of limitations on funding of abortion-promoting groups in any FY 2019 continuing resolution and any other Foreign Operations appropriations vehicle.
Contacts in opposition to S. 210, to remove the authority of the President to apply certain conditions to U.S. funds directed to foreign nongovernmental organizations.
Response to inquiries regarding S. 1730, the Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017, which directs the President to establish a five-year strategy to achieve the goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths globally and ensure healthy and productive lives by 2030. No position taken this quarter.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Jennifer |
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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
Contacts in support of nomination of practitioners of judicial restraint to current and future vacancies on U.S. Courts of Appeals and federal district courts. Contacts is support timely committee and floor action on such nominees. Contacts pertaining to U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the resignation of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, and contacts in support of confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as successor Associate Justice (confirmed, Oct. 6, 2018).
Consultations regarding legislation purporting to expand safe harbor for election-related speech by churches; no position on the legislation in the form introduced as the Free Speech Fairness Act (H.R. 781, S. 264).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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