Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

Inclusive Democracy Act (S. 3423/H.R. 6643) guarantees the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense;

Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Initiatives Act (H.R. 6471) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda and recall elections;

TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes;

Washington, D.C. Admission Act (S. 51/ H.R. 51) provides for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union;

Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (S. 1487/H.R. 3130) enhances protections for election records;

DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes;

Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration;

Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers;

Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics;

John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4/H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act;

American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech;

Fair and Impartial Redistricting for Meaningful and Accountable Political Systems (FAIR MAPS) Act (H.R. 7910) requires States to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by an independent redistricting commission;

High Court Gift Ban Act (H.R. 8830) prohibits Federal judges from receiving gifts valued over $50 in an instance or $100 in the aggregate in a year from a source unless excepted:

Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks;

Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office;

AI Transparency in Elections Act (S. 3875) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements;

Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (S. 3897) requires the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies;

Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act (S. 4714) prohibits the distribution of false AI-generated election media and to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases;

Right to Vote Act (S. 3916/H.R. 8825) protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office;

Bills to be introduced including AI Ads Act (Rep. Schiff) strengthens FEC authority over AI campaign ads; redboxing bill (Rep. Tokuda); Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act (Rep. Porter) addresses FARA issues and foreign interference elections; Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin); scam PACs bill (Senator Welch); bill amends Section 230 to address election disinformation (Senator Welch); bill creates Senate OCE (Senator Warren); bill on foreign influence corporations political spending (Senator Bennet);

Miscellaneous topics discussed with Hill offices including state implementation of ECRA; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political ads, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections, preventing AI-assisted voter intimidation and addressing the use of AI in election administration; creating a Senate OCE, Supreme Court ethics reform and strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations; limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections; banning foreign spending on state and local ballot initiatives; oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote; prohibiting assistance to foreign nationals making illegal contributions; reform of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; scam PACS; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; redboxing and candidate-super PAC coordination; mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions; prohibiting political donations to PACs from being used on legal fees; addressing deregulatory trends at the FEC; addressing the personal use loophole with leadership PACs; amending Section 230 to address election disinformation; expanding FOIA to the judiciary; Fiscal Year 2025 funding for election administration; and protecting election workers.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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

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?
No Yes