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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 | 1825 K Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 411 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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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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: Richelle Friedman |
Date | 6/27/2022 12:09:06 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
CHN supports H.R.783 the Summer Meals Act of 2021 that would lower the area eligibility test from 50 percent to 40 percent; allow nonprofit and local government agencies to provide meals year around through the Summer Food Service Programs; and allow sites to serve three meals.
CHN supports S.853 the WIC Act of 2021 that would extend WIC eligibility through age six or the beginning of kindergarten.
CHN supports S.Con.Res 14 Budget Resolution with Reconciliation Instructions.
CHN supports H.R. 5305 Continuing Resolution including $28.6B for natural disasters, $6.3 B to resettle Afghan refugees, and $2.5 B to shelter undocumented migrant children.
CHN supports the Making Essentials Affordable and Lawful (MEAL) Act, HR2837 which would repeal the ban on an individual with a drug felon conviction from accessing SNAP and TANF Assistance.
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 |
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Director of Public Policy |
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
CHN supports protecting programs in the budget critical to low-income and vulnerable people.
CHN supports a significant increase in funding for non-defense discretionary programs in the FY22 Budget and Appropriations Bills
CHN supports cutting funding for defense discretionary programs in the FY22 Budget and Appropriations Bills
CHN supports the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan as a path to recovery.
CHN supports The Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy (Census IDEA) Act, S.1701 which would ensure that the untested and last-minute changes to the decennial census do not impact its accuracy.
CHN supports Census Deadline Extensions Act, S.1267, which would extend the deadline for the Census Bureau to complete its tabulation, and deadline to deliver redistricting data to states to September 30, 2021
CHN supports The Census Federal Advisory Committee on Transparency and Standards (FACTS) Act, S.1584
CHN supports H.R. 5376 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (BBB) that would provide major investments for families and climate change.
CHN supports H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which provides $550 in infrastructure spending.
CHN supports the amendment to the NDAA that would have cut Pentagon spending by 1% and used the money to address climate change.
CHN supports the NDAA amendment to reallocate $98 M from the Pentagon to fund global vaccine production.
CHN supports H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 which provides addition funding for many human needs programs.
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 |
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Director of Public Policy |
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
CHN supports S.1/H.R.1 For the People Act of 2021 that would address issues of access, election integrity and security, campaign finance, and ethics for the three branches of government.
CHN supports S.393/H.R.5 Equality Act that would provide explicit non-discrimination protection for LGBTQ people across key areas of life, including employment, housing, federally funded programs and other areas.
CHN supports H.R. 4 John Lewis Rights Advancement Act.
CHN supports S.1 For the People Act.
CHN supports S.51/H.R.51 the Washington, D.C. Admission Act which would admit D.C. to the Union on an equal footing with the other states.
CHN supports S. 4, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act which would reinstate the power under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 allowing the federal government to review state voting laws
CHN supports S. 2747, Freedom to Vote Act which would set national standards for how we vote and mad Election Day a holiday
CHN supports S. 79, The EQUAL Act which would eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.
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 |
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Friedman |
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Director of Public Policy |
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
CHN supports requiring the Pentagon to perform a comprehensive audit.
CHN supports cutting wasteful and counterproductive spending in the Pentagon.
CHN supports cutting the Pentagons budget by 10 percent.
CHN supports the amendment to the NDAA that would have cut Pentagon spending by 1% and used the money to address climate change.
CHN supports the NDAA amendment to reallocate $98 M from the Pentagon to fund global vaccine production.
CHN supports H.R. 8040 People Over the Pentagon Act of 2022 that would reduce the amount appropriated for the Department of Defense by $100 B.
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 |
Richelle |
Friedman |
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Director of Public Policy |
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
CHN supports H.R.1319 the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that provides provision addressing the impact of COVID on the economy and families.
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 |
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Friedman |
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Director of Public Policy |
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
CHN supports H.R.6 the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 that would provide permanent protection and a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), Temporary Protective Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforcement Deportation (DED) recipients and other immigration provisions.
CHN supports H.R.4/S.561 the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act which would prevent racial discrimination in elections.
CHN supports H.R.1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 that would provide an earned path to legal immigration status and citizenship to farmworkers and their families.
CHN supports H.R.1333, the NO BAN Act that would limit executive authority to issue future bans like the Muslim Ban.
CHN supports immigrants in mixed family status receiving the $2000 stimulus checks in the American Rescue Plan.
CHN supports ending private prisons for Immigration.
CHN supports S.348/H.R.1777 U. S. Citizenship Act which would allow most undocumented to become citizens.
CHN supports S.747/H.R.1909 the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act which would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrant essential workers.
CHN supports H.R.529 the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act which prohibits immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of a sensitive location unless there are exigent circumstances and written prior approval has been obtained from certain officials.
CHN supports the admission of 62,500 refugees to the U.S.
CHN supports expansion of Temporary Status Protection for 18 countries among them El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
CHN supports the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, H.R.6 which would provide a part to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants, e.g. Dreamers, farmworkers, recipients of TPS,
CHN supports ending the Title 42 program in the U.S. health code which gives the government authority to quickly return migrants to Mexico to prevent the spread of disease.
CHN supports The U.S. Citizenship Act (H.R. 1177/S.348) that reunites families, gives businesses access to a workforce with full labor rights, and creates a path to citizenship for those already living and working in the United States.
CHN supports The Dram and Promise Act and Farmworker Modernization Act (H.R. 1603) to create a path to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS recipients and farmworkers.
CHN supports Lift the BAR Act (Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration).
CHN supports S.3108 Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2021 that would appoint or provide counsel at government expense to aliens in removal proceedings.
CHN supports S. 4311, H.R. 5227, the LIFT the BAR Act of 2021 which would end the 5-year bar denying benefits to immigrants.
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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Friedman |
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Director of Public Policy |
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
CHN supports S.205/H.R.7 Paycheck Fairness Act that would address wage discrimination based on sex.
CHN supports S.53/H.R.2021 Raise the Wage Act that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.
CHN supports H.420/H.R.842 the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 which would include the right to form unions.
CHN supports H.R.1065 the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act which would prohibit employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
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
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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
CHN supports an increase in revenues from fair and progressive sources.
CHN supports making permanent the changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan Act that expanded eligibility to those 19 and older and increased the value of the credit for workers who are not custodial parents.
CHN supports making permanent the changes to the Chile Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan Act that makes the credit fully refundable and increases the value of the credit to $3000 for children age 6 and older and to $3600 for children under age 6.
CHN supports reversing tax breaks to corporations and wealthy individuals in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, 2017, and other changes to increase revenue and make the tax code more progressive. Those changes on the corporate side include raising the corporate tax rate to 28%; imposing a minimum tax rate on corporate offshore profits and profits reported to investors; ending tax breaks for fossil fuel production; ending deductions for offshoring jobs and credit expenses; and eliminating tax break for shifting intellectual property offshore. Changes on the individual side include returning the top rate to 39.6%; taxing capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income; and ending stepped-up basis for estates.
CHN supports an increase in funding for the IRS to strengthen its capacity to collect taxes.
CHN supports H.R.328 the Wall Street Tax Act of 2021 that calls for a financial transaction tax.
CHN supports S.309/H.R.4857 the For The 99.5% Act which would impose increased tax rates on decedent estates, gifts, and generation-skipping transfers..
CHN supports the Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act, which would address the stepped-up basis loophole by taxing unrealized capital gains when heirs inherit huge fortunes on which the original owner never paid income taxes.
CHN supports the S.2809/H.R.5043 Millionaires Surtax which would impose an additional 10% tax on individual taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $2 million.
CHN supports the S.780/H.R.1711 the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act which modifies the tax treatment of the foreign source income of domestic corporations.
CHN supportsH.R.328 the Wall Street Tax Act which would impose a 0.1% excise tax on certain purchases of stocks, bonds, and derivatives.
CHN supports The Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, S.1283 which would enact a financial transaction 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
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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
CHN supports a significant increase in funding for Title I schools that service low-income communities.
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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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
CHN supports S.674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act
CHN supports S.187/H.R.728 the Pandemic Emergency Manufacturing Act which would establish within HHS an Emergency Office of Manufacturing for Public Health to manufacture and distribute medical products to address COVID-19.
CHN supports reforming drug pricing and applying the savings to add benefits for Medicare recipients.
CHN supports Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, H.R.3 which addresses unaffordable drug prices in the U.S.
CHN supports H.R.5934 the Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act to support mothers and their infants who are born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.
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
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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
CHN supports significant increases in funding for low-income housing.
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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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
CHN supports canceling student loan debt.
CHN supports the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, H.R.2547 which would provide additional financial protections for consumers and places restrictions on debt collection activities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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 WEL
16. Specific lobbying issues
None
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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 ACC
16. Specific lobbying issues
This is inadvertant. No lobbying done in this area.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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