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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 740 15th Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 700 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2025 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Ashley Morehouse |
Date | 4/18/2025 5:19:34 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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Chris Wright to Secretary of the Department of Energy.
Urged the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose H.J.Res.24 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".
Urged Congress to oppose H.J.Res.75 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose S.714 - Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025.
Urged Congress to oppose S.544 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act and H.R. 1366 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2025.
Urged the U.S. Senate to support S.859 - Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025.
Urged the Department of Energy to immediately incorporate its liquified natural gas study findings into the public interest determinations for all pending liquified natural gas export proposals to reflect the devastating economic and environmental impacts of such exports.
Urged the Department of Energy to deny export authorizations for new liquefied natural gas
exports that will raise energy prices on American families and businesses.
Urged the U.S. House of Representatives to support H.R.381 - LNG Public Interest Determination Act of 2025.
Urged the U.S. Senate to support S.J.Res.10 - A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Energy - Dept of, 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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Tiernan |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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David |
Shadburn |
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Sara |
Fontes |
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Leah |
Donahey |
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Eliana |
Kosova |
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America |
Fitzpatrick |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Brooke Rollins for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Urged Congress to protect the climate smart agriculture investments and conservation programs in negotiations around the Farm Bill or extending authorizations of agriculture 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
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Tiernan |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Lee Zeldin as EPA Administrator.
Urged Congress to oppose rolling back the implementing rule for the Methane Emissions Reduction Programs Waste Emissions Charge, or methane polluter fee" in H.J Res 35 and S.J Res 12.
Urged Congress to support the funding of the EPAs Safer Choice program.
Urged Congress to oppose ORD IRIS bills H.R. 1415 - No IRIS Act of 2025 and S. 623 - No IRIS Act of 2025.
Urged the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to not repeal CEQs National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations.
Urged the EPA to not close the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
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Shadburn |
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America |
Fitzpatrick |
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Francesca |
Governali |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged the EPA to protect the 2024 Soot Standards.
Urged the EPA to reinstate its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) trichloroethylene (TCE) final rule.
Urged the EPA to maintain its veto of the Yazoo Pumps project.
Urged Congress to maintain critical services and functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Urged Congress to oppose S.J. Res. 31/H.J. Res. 79: the Congressional Review Act resolutions on EPAs rollback of Clean Air Act section 112 protections, also known as Once in, always in or the Reclassification Rule.
Urged Congress to demand transparency from EPA on facilities seeking presidential exemptions for Clean Air Act regulations.
Urged Congress and the EPA not to reconsider the final Risk Management Program Rule, also known as the Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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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Tiernan |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Darien |
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Shadburn |
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America |
Fitzpatrick |
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Francesca |
Governali |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged Congress to oppose HR 521 and S.220 - Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act.
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Kathleen Sgamma for Bureau of Land Management Director.
Urged the House of Representatives to oppose H.R. 1897 - ESA Amendments Act of 2025.
Urged the House of Representatives to oppose H.R. 845 - Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025.
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose Doug Burgum for Secretary of the Interior.
Urged the House of Representatives to oppose H.R.471 - Fix Our Forests Act.
Urged Congress to reverse terminations and halt workforce reductions at land management agencies.
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose S.J Res 11, the Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements (BOEM) rule on the "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources."
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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Tiernan |
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Sara |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Leah |
Donahey |
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America |
Fitzpatrick |
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David |
Shadburn |
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Eliana |
Kosova |
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Francesca |
Governali |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged the U.S. Senate to support amendments #925 (point of order against raising energy costs), #659 (to ensure full funding for VA health care under the PACT Act), #540 (to reinstate recently fired federal employees at the Forest Service, National Parks Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management), and #316 (to support federal wildland firefighters) and oppose amendments #922 (the REINS Act) and #999 (cutting funding for conservation, clean air and water programs, and more) in the Senate Budget resolution - S.J.Res. 7.
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the Senate Budget resolution S.J. Res. 7.
Urged the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose the House Budget resolution - H.Con. Res.14
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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Tiernan |
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Sara |
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Shadburn |
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Douglas |
Lindner |
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Leah |
Donahey |
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America |
Fitzpatrick |
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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
Urged House of Representatives to oppose the H.R. 1820 - FLASH ACT.
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the S.5: the Laken Riley Act.
Supported the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act.
Opposed H.R.32, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities 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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Douglas |
Lindner |
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Shadburn |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Harmeet Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
Urged the Senate to ensure judicial nominees are fair-minded and possess records that reflect commitments to protecting the rights of all people, not just the wealthy and powerful.
Urged Congress to oppose the H.R.22 - The SAVE Act
Urged Congress to oppose a bill known in the 118th Congress as H.R.4563/S.3520, the ACE Act.
Supported the Freedom to Vote Act.
Supported the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement 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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Shadburn |
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Leah |
Donahey |
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Fontes |
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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
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Urged the Trump administration to reinstate the fired commissioners at independent government agencies.
Urged Congress to oppose EPA administrator Lee Zeldin eliminating the jobs of hundreds of EPA staff.
Urged the U.S. Senate to reject use of recess appointments by President Donald Trump.
Urged Congress to conduct oversight action in response to ethical concerns at the United States Supreme Court.
Urged Congress to conduct oversight of reported actions by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency with respect to access critical government operations, systems, and information.
Urged Congress to oppose presidential firings of independent agency officials in violation of Supreme Court precedent in Humphreys Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935).
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Russell Vought to Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget.
Urged Congress to oppose "Midnight Rules Relief Act- H.R. 77
Urged Congress to oppose Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 277 and similar bills or amendments.
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Pam Bondi to Attorney General.
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Pete Hegseth to Secretary of Department of Defense.
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Kash Patel to FBI Director.
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Ed Martin to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Opposed H.R. 1789, the PEPPER Act.
Opposed H.R. 1702, the JUDGES Act of 2025.
Supported H.R. 1929, the JUDGES Act of 2025.
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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Madeleine |
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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
Urged congressional leadership to end billions in handouts to the fossil fuel industry.
Urged Congress to support S.25 - Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025.
Urged Congress to Oppose a bill known in the 118th Congress as H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, which includes the text of H.R. 6408 and thus would allow political appointees to baselessly accuse civil society organizations of supporting terrorism and revoke tax-exempt status without due process, an easily abusable power that chills First Amendment activities.
Urged Congress to Oppose a bill known in the 118th Congress as H.R. 6408, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations, which would allow political appointees to baselessly accuse civil society organizations of supporting terrorism and revoke tax-exempt status without due process, an abusable power that chills First Amendment activities.
Urged Congress to Oppose a bill known in the 118th Congress as H.R. 8314, the No Foreign Election Interference Act, an overbroad bill that would create chilling effects on First Amendment activities without effectively preventing foreign interference in elections.
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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Leah |
Donahey |
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Eliana |
Kosova |
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Douglas |
Lindner |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urged the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm SEC Minority commissioners.
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
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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 DOC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supported the Washington, DC Admission Act.
Opposed efforts to undermine local democracy in the District of Columbia.
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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