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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1250 24TH STREET, NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 41853-12
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6. House ID# 317400000
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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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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: Will Gartshore |
Date | 4/20/2022 7:33:57 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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; wildlife trafficking; international wildlife conservation funding; forest and freshwater conservation; illegal deforestation & timber trade; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; food loss & waste; plastic pollution; zoonotic spillover prevention; and climate change.
Other Specific Activities:
Arctic Refuge Protection Act (S. 282/H.R. 815) - support
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021 (H.R. 544) - support
Food Date Labeling Act of 2021 (S. 3324/H.R. 6167) - support
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (S. 984/H.R. 2238) - support
REDUCE Act (S.2645/H.R.5389) - support
Environmental Justice for All Act (H.R. 2021/S.872)- support
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act (H.R.741) - support
Sustainable Skies Act (H.R. 3440) - support
Clean Energy for America Act (S. 1298) - support
Zero Food Waste Act (S.2389/H.R.4444) - support
Global Health Security Act (H.R. 391) - advocated for provisions on preventing zoonotic spillover
International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act of 2021 (S. 2297) - support, advocated for provisions on preventing zoonotic spillover
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (S. 1507) - support
Twenty-First Century Dams Act (H.R.4375/S.2356) - support
Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) - support
America COMPETES Act (H.R. XXXX) - advocated in support of sections and amendments on wildlife trafficking, pandemic prevention, forest conservation, and IUU fishing
Policies and tax incentives to promote Renewable Thermal Energy - no bill introduced
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. SENATE, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Energy - Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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Rosemarie |
Luttenberger |
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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
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; wildlife trafficking; and climate change. Specifically: appropriations regarding international conservation and foreign assistance funding; federal funding for international wildlife conservation; implementation of the National Strategy on Wildlife Trafficking and the END Wildlife Trafficking Act; efforts to prevent pandemics at the source; efforts to promote tropical forest conservation and prevent deforestation and illegal timber trade and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; and provisions regarding these matters included in the draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions and House and Senate FY 2022 funding bills, specifically provisions in the state, Foreign Operations and Interior Subcommittee FY 2022 appropriations measures, as well as supplemental funding bills for COVID-19 response.
Other Specific Activities:
FY2022 and FY2023 International Affairs Budget and State, Foreign Operations - support robust international affairs budget including maintaining current biodiversity conservation and climate spending and specific advocacy for the Global Environment Facility, the Green Climate Fund, and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; anti-wildlife-trafficking and anti-poaching funding, CARPE funding, and funding to implement the Lacey Act and address ocean plastics pollution through USAID; support funding for State INL to address wildlife trafficking; support USAID funding to address IUU fishing; support language on international response to COVID-19 causes and impacts, including programs to prevent pandemics at the source; support language on strengthening safeguards for activities in parks and protected areas.
FY2022 and FY2023 Budget for Interior, Environment and Other Programs - support robust funding for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services Law Enforcement and International programs, including the Multinational Species Conservation Fund, International Affairs and Office of Law Enforcement; support funding for other Interior/Environment programs, including National Park Service International Program, Forest Service Office of International Programs, Endangered Species Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, EPA, and international wildlife conservation funding; support language restoring protections to the Arctic Ocean and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas development; support language protecting Bristol Bay from upstream mining; support language on USFWS activities to respond to COVID-19 causes and impacts; support language to establish a robust recycling regime in the U.S and improve systems to prevent plastics pollution and materials waste; support language on strengthening safeguards for activities in parks and protected areas.
FY2022 and FY2023 Commerce, Justice and Science Budget - support funding and report language for programs addressing illegal, unregulated and reported (IUU) fishing and NOAA programs in support of marine mammal conservation.
FY2022 and FY2023 Agriculture Budget - support funding for Farm Bill conservation programs and programs to improve food safety and security and monitor, prevent animal/human disease transmission, and reduce food loss and waste.
FY 2022 and FY2023 Department of Homeland Security Budget - support report language on funding to combat illegal fishing.
FY2022 and FY2023 Financial Services Budget - support report language to extend the Save Vanishing Species Semi-Postal Stamp.
FY 2022 and FY2023 Budget for Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies - support report language protecting Bristol Bay, Alaska from explorative drilling in Pebble Mine; support language establishing robust recycling regime in the U.S.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), White House Office, Natl Security Council (NSC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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Rosemarie |
Luttenberger |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international and foreign assistance funding; ocean conservation; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; aquaculture; wildlife trafficking; international fishing subsidies; and climate change
Other Specific Activities:
Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 3075) - support
Offshore Domestic Aquaculture legislation (not yet introduced) - support
Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act (H.R. 3764) - support
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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Rosemarie |
Luttenberger |
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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
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal funding for international wildlife conservation; the Arctic region; endangered species; international wildlife conservation funding; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife trafficking; tropical forest conservation and preventing deforestation and illegal timber trade; preventing pandemics at the source by addressing deforestation and high-risk wildlife trade; and climate change.
Other Specific Activities:
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act (S. 521/H.R. 6023) - support
Big Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 263 / S.1210) - support
Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act (H.R. 1569) - support
Global Amphibian Protection Act (H.R. 2026) - support
Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2021 (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) - support
U.S. Policy on Black-footed Ferret Incentive Recovery Program - support additional agency funding
Trillion Trees and Natural Carbon Storage Act (S. 4985) - support
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act (S. 335/H.R. 241) - support
END Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization and Improvements Act (S. 3211/H.R. 5996) - support
National Biodiversity Resolution (H.Res. 69) - support
Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2022 (S. 4074) - support
Extinction Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R.3396) - support
FOREST Act - (H.R. 5508 / S. 2950) support
North American Grasslands Conservation Act (not yet introduced) - support
AMAZON 21 Act (H.R. 5830) - support
Advancing Human-Rights Centered Conservation Act (H.R. 7025)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Security Council (NSC), U.S. Forest Service, Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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Rosemarie |
Luttenberger |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal funding for international wildlife conservation; and endangered species.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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Rosemarie |
Luttenberger |
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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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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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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