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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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Address1 | 1225 I Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 900 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400359642-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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: Michele Stockwell |
Date | 7/21/2020 10:17:45 AM |
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
Public health funding
Funding for hospitals for COVID-19 related costs
Vaccine affordability
Behavioral health
Rural health care
Telehealth
Medicare
Medicaid
Health Savings Accounts
Individual Health Insurance Market Reforms
Employer Health Insurance Market Reforms
Hospital Consolidation
Surprise Medical Billing
S. 1895, The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019
SNAP and nutrition services
Prescription Drug Pricing
H.R. 3436 - Chronic Care Management Act
H.R.6138 - Tech to Save Moms Act
H.R.5808 - Save Rural Communities Act of 2020
S. 2871 - Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2019
S. 2074 and H.R. 2482 - Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act
S. 286 and H.R. 945 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
S. 2648 - Rural ACO Improvement Act
H.R. 5212 - Accountable Care in Rural America Act
S. 2157 and H.R. 6962 - Rural Hospital Sustainability Act
S. 2373 and H.R. 4232 - Rural MOMS Act
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 |
Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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Cassling |
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Legislative Assistant, Senator Joe Manchin |
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
Energy innovation, including advanced nuclear, energy efficiency, energy storage, direct air capture, carbon dioxide removal, carbon capture, geothermal, renewable energy, carbon utilization and storage, modernized electricity markets, energy infrastructure,
Department of Energy reforms, ARPA-E reform and reauthorization.
Clean energy tax credits.
Agriculture and forest natural carbon solutions.
S. 903 and H.R. 3306, the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act
S. 383 and H.R. 1166, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act
H.R. 34, Energy and Water Research Integration Act
S. 1201, the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act
H.R. 3607, the Fossil Energy Research and Development Act
S. 1602 and H.R. 2986, the Better Energy Storage Technologies Act
S. 1685, the Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act
S. 1841 and H.R.3249, Financing Our Energy Future Act
S. 1857, the Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act
S. 1706 and H.R. 3079, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act
S. 2005 and H.R. 3575, IMPACT for Energy Act
S. 2714 and H.R. 4091, the ARPA-E Reauthorization Act
H.R. 3915, the ARPA-E Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019
S.2137 and H.R. 3962, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act
H.R. 3597, the Solar Energy Research and Development Act
H.R. 3978, H.R. 4230, S. 2300, the Clean Industrial Technologies Act
S.2660 and H.R. 3609, the Wind Energy Research and Development Act
H.R. 5428, Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2019
H.R.5374, the Advanced Geothermal Research and Development Act
S. 2688, the Technology Transitions Act of 2019
H.R.5523, Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act
H.R. 6084, the Water Power Research and Development Act
H.R. 6097, Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act
S.2657, the American Energy Innovation Act
H.R.5965, the Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrows Technology Leaders Act
S.3894, Growing Climate Solutions Act
S.4038, the TREE Act
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 |
Kim |
Dean |
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Chief of Staff, Senator Jim Bunning |
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Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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
Affordable housing
Rental Assistance
S. 1703 and H.R. 3077, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act
S. 3030, the Eviction Crisis Act
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 |
Kim |
Dean |
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Chief of Staff, Senator Jim Bunning |
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Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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
General congressional reforms to the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Increase congressional science and technological capacity issues in Congress
H.Res.756 - Moving Our Democracy and Congressional Operations Towards Modernization Resolution
CARES Act H.R. 748 Implementation
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 |
Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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
Personal savings/Retirement security, including S. 1018, A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program; S. 1019, A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies; S.1020, A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements; and S. 1011, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes.
Appropriations for Child Care Development Block Grant and Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, and other measures in the bill, such as increased funding for Head Start, funding for apprenticeship grants, and preschool development grants.
Appropriations for higher education, including to study how best to provide real-time and forward-looking data in financial responsibility scores; set letters of credit for institutions with low financial responsibility scores using an objective process; reduce regulatory burdens to incentivize school closure teach out acquisitions, reform the student services metric to better reflect student-centered spending; require institutions to report spending on marketing and recruitment separately; direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of IPEDS; conduct a study to assess options for limiting Grad PLUS Loans; conduct a study on the extent to which students are over-borrowing and under-borrowing.
Defense Authorization - Federal Employee Leave Act
Appropriations for increased funding for congressional science and technology resources, including report language (FY 2020 Legislative Branch Appropriations)
Appropriations for DOE, USDA, DOI R&D programs to support clean energy and carbon removal
Appropriations for cell therapy patient registry under the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and for combatting the opioids crisis (FY 2019 Labor-HHS appropriations)
Appropriations for public health funding, including funding for health care providers and vaccine development through COVID-19 emergency funding.
Appropriations for broadband infrastructure through the COVID-19 emergency funding.
Appropriations for southern border metrics reporting data
CARES Act H.R. 748 Implementation
Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R.6201 Implementation
Student Records Protection Act
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 |
Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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Kate |
Cassling |
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Legislative Assistant, Senator Joe Manchin |
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Kim |
Dean |
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Chief of Staff, Senator Jim Bunning |
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Matthew |
Sifert |
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Legislative Assistant, Senator Jeff Flake |
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
Artificial intelligence
Small Business Access to Capital
Retirement Issues/ SECURE Act (HR 1994)
Social Security reform
Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1431)
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 |
Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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Matthew |
Sifert |
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Legislative Assistant, Senator Jeff Flake |
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
HR 2, Moving Forward Act
H.R. 4780 National Infrastructure Investment Corporation Act
COVID Relief (CDBG-DR)
Rural Infrastructure
H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act
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 |
Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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
Border security, both southern and northern border
Legal immigration
Regional migration patterns and data collection on arrivals at the southern border
DACA, Dream Act (HR.6)
H.R. 1044, Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act
H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
Healthcare Workforce Resiliency Act
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 |
Laura |
Hall |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Dennis Moore |
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Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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
Federal-State Partnerships
Borrower Defense Regulations (S. J. Res 56)
USA Civics Act (S. 2024)
Income driven repayment
School closure
CARES Act H.R. 748 Implementation
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 |
Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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Matthew |
Sifert |
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Legislative Assistant, Senator Jeff Flake |
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Laura |
Hall |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Dennis Moore |
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
Supporting children 0 - 5 years old, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and opioid and substance use disorder effect on young children and families.
Child Care Protection Improvement Act (S. 2683)
Early Care and Learning Facilities
Early Head Start/ Child Care Partnerships
Small Business Child Care Investment Act (S. 2549 and H.R. 5789)
CCDBG Funding
Unemployment Compensation
CARES Act H.R. 748 Implementation
S. 3445- Early Educators Apprenticeship
H.R.7201 - To provide assistance with respect to child care infrastructure
H.R. 2- Moving Forward Act
Child Care for Economic Recovery Act
Back to Work Child Care Grants Act
Support for child care providers
Child Care as an Essential Component of Infrastructure
Child care workforce
S. 3779- Skills Renewal Act
Child Care is Essential Act
Child care grants
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 |
Kim |
Dean |
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Chief of Staff, Senator Jim Bunning |
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Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
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Matthew |
Sifert |
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Legislative Assistant, Senator Jeff Flake |
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
Paid leave issues
Federal Employee Leave Act
S.463 - FAMILY Act
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 |
Michele |
Stockwell |
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Policy Director, House Majority Leader Hoyer |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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