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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 |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39358-12
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6. House ID# 307040000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Chris Harrington |
Date | 10/18/2019 5:07:07 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Proposed Rule by the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food and Nutrition Service: Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), July 24, 2019, (84 FR 35570; RIN:0584-AE62; FNS-2018-0037); SNAP categorical eligibility issues
H.R. 3164, FY 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for agriculture research programs; issues related to matching fund requirement language under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; research and development issues
Citrus greening disease research issues
H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-59); Section 117, establishing a waiver for the Secretary of Agriculture
H.R. 3952, To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a waiver from the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334), implementation issues; issues related to matching fund requirement under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture Press Release No. 0162.18, dated Aug. 9, 2018; USDA to Realign ERS with Chief Economist, Relocate ERS & NIFA Outside DC; issues concerning the proposed relocation of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture and the Economic Research Service
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Phillip |
Harman |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Crystal |
Martinez |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, research and development issues
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, research and development issues
H.R. 2960, FY 2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, research and development issues
H.R. 2968, FY 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations bill, research and development issues
H.R. 3055, FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill; research and development issues
Funding for science and research programs
H.R. 3164, FY 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; funding for agriculture research programs; matching fund requirement language for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; research and development issues
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 |
Phillip |
Harman |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Patent issues; commercialization and innovation issues; research and development issues
Draft bill to reform Section 101 of the Patent Act; patent reform issues
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 |
Kamala |
Lyon |
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Phillip |
Harman |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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
H.R. 2500/S. 1790/S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, extramural research; research facilities issues
H.R. 2968, FY 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations bill, extramural research; research facilities issues
H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-59), extramural research; research facilities issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
Christine |
Castillo |
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Phillip |
Harman |
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Kathleen |
Ritzman |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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
S. 2225, Basic Assistance for Students In College Act (BASIC Act)
S. 2557, Student Aid improvement Act of 2019
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, funding for education and research programs
Higher Education Act Reauthorization proposals
Section 117 of the Higher Education Act reporting requirements
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 |
Carl |
Welliver |
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Crystal |
Martinez |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2960, FY 2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, research and development issues
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 |
Phillip |
Harman |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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
H.R. 3630, the No Surprises Act, inclusion of a benchmark payment rate for providers
S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act, restrictions on contractual terms providers can use when negotiating with health insurance plans
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA); Title VII and Title VII health professions funding
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 |
Julie |
Clements |
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Carl |
Welliver |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, research and development issues
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 |
Phillip |
Harman |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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
H.R. 1314, Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues
H.R. 1568, SAVE Right Whales Act, plankton observations and monitoring; climate and coastal observation research
H.R. 2500/S. 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, research and development issues
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; research and development issues
H.R. 2960/S. 2470, FY 2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; research and development issues
H.R. 2968/S. 2474, FY 2020 Defense Appropriations Act, research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues
H.R. 3055, FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; research and development issues
S. 2584, FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues
H.R. 3164, FY 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, funding for agriculture research programs; matching fund requirement language for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; research and development issues
H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-59), climate and coastal observation research; earth observing issues
H.R. 36/S. 1067, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019, research and development issues
H.R. 3895, North American Development Bank's Pollution Solution Act, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing and monitoring issues
H.R. 4143, Super Pollutants Act of 2019, climate and coastal observation research issues
S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, research and development issues
S. 910, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2019
S. 914, Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act of 2019, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues
Artificial Intelligence proposals; research and development issues
Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act
Funding for science and research programs
H.R. 2858, Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2019, or the FORWARD Act of 2019; Valley Fever research issues
Valley Fever research funding issues
National Science Foundation reauthorization issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Christine |
Castillo |
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Carl |
Welliver |
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Crystal |
Martinez |
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Kathleen |
Ritzman |
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Phillip |
Harman |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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
H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, issues related to Modification of Rules Relating to the Taxation of Unearned Income of Certain Children
H.R. 3300, Economic Mobility Act of 2019, issues related to Repeal of Inclusion of Certain Fringe Benefit Expenses in Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBIT)
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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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Chris |
Harrington |
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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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ISSUE 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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. 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?
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