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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 2345 Crystal Drive |
Address2 | Suite 800 |
City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22202-4801 |
Country | USA |
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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
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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: Jennifer Hatcher |
Date | 7/20/2020 5:21:37 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
H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - Federal Feeding Programs (SNAP and WIC)
H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Federal Feeding Programs (SNAP and WIC)
1.)Ensure that SNAP remained flexibly and ubiquitous keeping the process streamlined for participating retailers in response to the COVID epidemic
2.)Encourage greater flexibility in the WIC program to make it work more efficiently for retailers.
H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act;
1. Guaranteeing SNAP provisions would work seamlessly for participating retailers and all stakeholders.
2. Advocated for greater flexibility in the WIC program.
S. 3736 - Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID-19 Act of 2020: provided technical feedback on SNAP retailers access to and use of mobile point of sale devices
H.R. 6688 - SNAP COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020: Ensure retailers continue to have unobstructed access to SNAP licensing
S.3840 - Food Supply Protection Act of 2020
Farm Bill implementation
Child Nutrition Reauthorization - WIC
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 |
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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. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act
H.R. 6567 - GROCER Act of 2020
H.R. 6841 - AG CHAIN Act of 2020
S. FRNT LINE Act - (draft - not yet introduced)
H.R. 7079 - Clean Start Back to Work Tax Credit Act of 2020
H.R. 7216 - Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act
H.R. 7222 - Safe Reopening Tax Credit Act of 2020
Perishable Food and Beverage Tax Credit
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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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
S. 684 / H.R. 748 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
S. 1089 / H.R.1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019
S. 172 / H.R. 1398 - Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
S. 80 - Jobs and Premium Protection Act
S. 1895 - the Lower Health Care Costs Act
H.R. 2782/S. 1510 - the Employee Flexibility Act of 2019
H.R. 4070/S. 2366 - the Commonsense Reporting Act
H.R. 7008 - the Family Savings Flexibility Act
H.R. 7327 - the Child Care for Economic Recovery 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
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act
Grassley-Alexander Multi-Employer Pension Proposal
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
H.R. 5911 - FAIR Tariff 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
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Letter to White House on Food Industry Vaccine Prioritization
H.R. 2117/S.3451 - the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act of 2019
H.R. 5415/S. 2958 - the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act
H.R. 3981 / S. 2337 - Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
H.R. 6044 - the Accurate Labels Act
H.R. 5587 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances
H.R. 2267 - the Infant Formula Protection Act
H.R. 1769 - Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese to Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act or DAIRY PRIDE ACT
H.R. 2827 - Keep Food Containers Safe From PFAS Act of 2019
H.R. 4487 - Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the CURD ACT
H.R. 5861 - Agriculture Resilience Act - Title VII
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2740 - Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; Legislative Branch; Defense; State and Foreign Operations; and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 - J-1 Visa Provisions
J-1 Visas for seasonal workers
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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Senate Finance Committee drug pricing bill - DIR Fees and PBM Reform
S. 2543 - the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act
H.R. 3 - the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019
H.R. 803/ S. 988 - Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act
H.R. 1034 / S. 640 - Phair Pricing Act
H.R. 2113 - The Prescription Drug STAR Act
S. 1227/H.R. 2376 - The Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
S.1532/H.R. 3223 - The Pharmacy Benefit Managers Accountability Study Act of 2019
S. 724/H.R. 1614 - the John S. McCain Opioid Addiction and Prevention Act
H.R. 5304 - the PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act
H.R. 2115 - the Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act
H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - Sec. 3702. Inclusion of certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1374 / S. 569 - DRIVE Safe Act
Hours of Service Extensions for COVID-19 Relief
Expiring Commercial Drivers Licenses
S.2302 - America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019
H.R.2 - Moving Forward Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Secure Payments Partnership, talking about card fraud and the need for greater payment card security
Data Security, various proposals on data security, breach notification and liabilities
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Formulation of next COVID-19 package including liability relief;
Liability relief - House: Graves, Cuellar and Correa letter; Senate: McConnell/Cornyn.
H.R. 1 - For The People Act of 2019
H.R. 5 / S. 788 - Equality Act
H.R. 582 - Raise the Wage Act
H.R. 2474 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act
Section 1102 - Paycheck Protection Program
Section 1106 - Loan Forgiveness
Section 1110 - Emergency EIDL Grants
Title II - Subtitle A - Unemployment Insurance Provisions
Title II - Subtitle C - Business Provisions
Sec. 3601. Limitation on paid leave
Sec. 3602. Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Limitation
Sec. 3603. Unemployment insurance
Sec. 3604. OMB Waiver of Paid Family and Paid Sick Leave
Sec. 3605. Paid leave for rehired employees
Sec. 3606. Advance refunding of credits
Sec. 3607. Expansion of DOL Authority to postpone certain deadlines
Sec. 3608. Single-employer plan funding rules
Sec. 4003. Emergency relief and taxpayer protections.
Sec. 4004. Limitation on certain employee compensation.
H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act
DIVISION C-EMERGENCY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE EXPANSION ACT
DIVISION D-EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE STABILIZATION AND ACCESS ACT OF 2020
DIVISION E-EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT
DIVISION G-TAX CREDITS FOR PAID SICK AND PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
HEROES of the Critical Infrastructure (House and Senate conversations to provide tax relief for critical infrastructure workers.
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
H.R. 6472 - COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act: Advocated for federal preemption and provided feedback on the bill and proposed changes to make it work well for retailers
S. 6688: COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020, provided comments to the legislation as part of the Main Street Privacy Coalition
S. 847 - Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019
Data Privacy, Congress interest in creating a national data privacy standard
Recycling Leadership Council - recycling framework
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2220 - Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019; the threat to retailer privacy the bill poses
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.3984
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Expanding Availability of Broadband
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 MON
16. Specific lobbying issues
Coinage Shortage:
1. Sent letter to Sec. Mnuchin and Chairman Powell regarding the coin shortage and need for quick action.
2. Worked with congressional offices to send a House member letter to Mnuchin and Powell on coin shortage.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Reserve System
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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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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