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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1201 16TH STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036-3290 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27731-12
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6. House ID# 306030000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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 |
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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: Mary Kusler |
Date | 7/20/2016 12:06:45 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
Appropriations
Appropriations, Education
Balanced Budget Amendment
Civil Rights
DC vouchers
education funding
Flint lead issue
FY17 Appropriations
FY17 Budget
FY17 budget sign on letter
FY17 labor-hhs-education appropriations
FY17 LHHS Appropriations
Gun violence prevention amendments
H.R. 2578
H.R. 5055 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
H.R. 5485
LHHS
Non-Defense Discretionary Funding
S. 1695
S. 2943
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
Aaron |
Harris |
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Alfred |
Campos |
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Barbara |
Moldauer |
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Corey |
Williams |
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Heather |
Valentine |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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Marcus |
Egan |
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Mary |
Kusler |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
background checks
Flint lead issue
gun safety
gun safety amendments
H.R. 2578
H.R. 4479
H.R. 5485
HCR award
LGBT issues and gun safety issues
Missing girls in Africa
S. 3053
supreme court nomination
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kimberly |
Trinca |
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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
Supreme Court nomination
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Corey |
Williams |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Federal Education Act and NDAA
H.R. 4909
Defense spending
Defense appropriations
S. 2943
NDAA appropriations
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 |
Heather |
Valentine |
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Aaron |
Harris |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR2150 - Raise the Wage Act
HR 5278 - PROMESA
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage Puerto Rico
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 |
Alfred |
Campos |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
background checks
charter schools
charter schools, ESSA
Child Nutrition
Child nutrition education
child nutrition reauthorization
college admissions
college affordability
Congressional reception celebrating Nebraska higher education
DC private school vouchers bill
dc private school vouchers in the Financial Services and General Gov FY17 approps
DC Vouchers
dual enrollment
education
Education Diversity
education legislation
Education legislation generally
Einstein fellows
ESP issues
ESSA
ESSA Accountability Regulations
ESSA Implementation
ESSA implementation hearing
ESSA Negotiated rulemaking
Feedback on their educator bill
Flint lead issue
general education
gun safety
gun violence
Gun violence - background checks amendment
Gun Violence background checks
H. Res. 704, Teacher Appreciation week
H.R. 2578
H.R. 2902 - Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 3535, the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
H.R. 3751 - Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act
H.R. 3817
H.R. 4481
H.R. 4901, SOAR Act
H.R. 5002
H.R. 5003
H.R. 5055
H.R. 5191 - HELP for Students and Parents Act
H.R. 5274 - Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act
H.R. 5293
H.R. 5357
H.R. 5485
H.R. 5587
H.R. 5702
H.R. 5738
H.Res. 704, Teacher Appreciation Week
higher education
Higher education act
Homeless Students
Homelessness and Housing
ICE raids
immigration and education
In the Red
Indian Education
invitation
ISTA
ISTA meeting
K-12 education
leave of absence
Native American Education
NDAA
NEA representative assembly
Negotiated Rulemaking
Pell
pell grants
Perkins Career and Tech
Perkins CTE
Perkins CTE reauthorization
private school vouchers
representative assembly invitation
Rural teacher residency legislation
S. 1061 - Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act
S. 1177
S. 2711
S. 2859
S. 3067
S. 3093 - Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2016
S. 6136
S. Res. 448, Teacher Appreciation Week
Scheduling request
Secure Rural Schools
Speaking with VEA
Stronger together diversity legislation
Student Debt
supplement not supplant
supplement not supplant issue
Teacher Appreciation Week
teacher diversity summit
teacher licensing
teacher preparation
Teacher quality
Teacher Week Resolution
Teachers and Parents at the Table Act
Teachers at the Table Act
teachers at the table bill
VEA speaking
Vouchers
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Education - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Aaron |
Harris |
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Alfred |
Campos |
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Christin |
Driscoll |
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Corey |
Williams |
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Erin |
Duncan |
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Heather |
Valentine |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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Marcus |
Egan |
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Mary |
Kusler |
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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
H.Res.620 - expressing sorrow regarding the death of Associate Justice Anton Scalia
SCOTUS Vacancy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Aaron |
Harris |
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Alfred |
Campos |
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Mary |
Kusler |
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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
tax treatment of health care
Hearing on tax treatment of health care
child nutrition reauthorization markup
h.r. 5003
health care
H.R. 1270
Lead testing
Flint lead issue
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 |
Aaron |
Harris |
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Corey |
Williams |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Homelessness
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kimberly |
Trinca |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
DACA
HR 4842 - American Dream Employment Act of 2016
HR 5502
HR 5503
ICE Raids
ICE student detainees
Immigration
immigration education legislation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), White House Office
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 |
Alfred |
Campos |
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Corey |
Williams |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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Marcus |
Egan |
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Mary |
Kusler |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2578, Commerce, State, Justice bill
Gun safety votes on the appropriations bill
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 |
Erin |
Duncan |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Department of Labor's persuader rule
DODEA
DODEA Schools
FMLA
FMLA for ESPs
H.J. Res. 87, the Congressional Review Act (CRA)
Labor issues, ESSA
Labor, education
persuader bill
persuader rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
Barbara |
Moldauer |
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Heather |
Valentine |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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Mary |
Kusler |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Excise tax
GPO-WEP
HR 4822 - Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
HR 711 - Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015
HR 973 - Social Security Fairness ACt of 2015
Retirement
S.1651 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2015
S.2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015
WEP
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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 |
Alfred |
Campos |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
E-rate
Homework Gap
ESSA implementation
S. 2644 FCC Reauthorization
S. 1177
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 |
Corey |
Williams |
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Erin |
Duncan |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Educator Tax
GPO-WEP
HR 2940 - Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015
HR2103 - Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act
HR2889 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
QZABs
S.1651 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2015
S.1686 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
S.1753 - Rebuilding America's Schools Act
S.2075 : American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015
Tax
Tax - ACA Excise tax
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alfred |
Campos |
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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
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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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