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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1800 M Street, NW Suite 300S |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2731-12
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6. House ID# 316120000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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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Method A.
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: Justin Ailes |
Date | 10/22/2018 2:41:27 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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
General education regarding blockchain and distributed ledger technology; no bill yet introduced. General education regarding certain industry pilot programs run by the government sponsored housing enterprises; no bill yet introduced. H.R. 5534, the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act or the GUIDE Compliance Act, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide procedures for guidance issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes; entire bill. General education regarding regulatory reform and innovation within the title industry; no bill yet introduced. General education regarding the Treasury Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network(FinCEN) extending its real estate Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs); no bill introduced. S. Amdt. 3399, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 6147, the Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; section 129. S. 1454, the True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement Act (TITLE), a bill to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent the formation of corporations with hidden owners, stop the misuse of United States corporations by wrongdoers, and assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, tax evasion, and other criminal and civil misconduct involving United States corporations, and for other purposes; section 3. H.R. 6068, the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act, to update dollar amount thresholds for certain currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, to improve the sharing of suspicious activity reports within a financial group, and for other purposes; section 10, subsection a. H.R. 3089 and S. 1717, the Corporate Transparency Act, to amend title 31, United States Code, to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; entire bill. S. 3336, the Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018, a bill to strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to combat international cybercrime, and to impose additional sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, and for other purposes; section 702. General education on data security and breach notification requirements. H.R.6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification on behalf of all consumers, and for other purposes; section 501. H.R.6258, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019, making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; subtitle XIII, section 936.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Justin |
Ailes |
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Steve |
Gottheim |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
General education regarding Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) interpretation of easements or right-of-ways for roads in the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in New Mexico under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago (1848), affirmed under the Mining Act of July 26, 2866, 12 Stat. 253, and that these rights-of-way were confirmed in the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924; no bill yet introduced.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Justin |
Ailes |
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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
S.3032, the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other purposes; entire 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 |
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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
S.1182, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018, amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through November 30, 2018; entire bill. H.R.3978, the TRID Improvement Act of 2017, to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purpose; entire bill. General education regarding wire fraud in real estate transactions, no bills yet introduced. Notice of proposed policy guidance; request for comment; the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) invites the public to take this opportunity to comment on its proposal to create a Disclosure Sandbox through its revised Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (Policy or TDP Policy), which is intended to carry out the Bureau's authority under Section 1032(e) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, 83 Fed. Reg. 45574 Sept. 10, 2018.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Justin |
Ailes |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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
27. Add the following 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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