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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Hilary O. Shelton |
Date | 4/20/2018 5:51:13 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
Oppose an expansion of work credits of work requirements for SNAP (food stamps) in the 2018 Farm bill
Support legislation by Senator Harris to extend to farmworkers the same rights to overtime pay after a 40-hour week that other workers enjoy under the 1932 Fair Labor Standers Act
Support ending childhood obesity
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose HR 4550, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act
Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process
Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability
Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard
Support Senator Merkleys Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending (SAFE) Act of 2018, which will help safeguard consumers and law-abiding lenders from abuses rampant today in consumer lending
Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Support the FDICs proposals to changes to its policies governing the circumstances under which FDIC-regulated banks may hire people with prior criminal histories, with suggestions to improve / strengthen the proposal
Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers
Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Oppose HR 5028, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act.
Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations
Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country
Support amendment by Senators Durbin, Reed, Warren, Brown, Duckworth, Baldwin, Hassan, VanHollen, Murry, and Blumenthal to S. 2155. The Durbin, et.al. amendment would improve consumer protections for federal and private student loans
Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155
Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5.
Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits
Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending
Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659)
Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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 BNK
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose HR 4550, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act.
Support helping college graduates burdened by private student loan debt (support HR 2527 / S1262)
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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Hilary |
Shelton |
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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
Support the reauthorization of Byrne JAG grants
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census
Support a clean federal budget with no poison pill riders
Support the inclusion of permanent protections for Dreamers, CHIP, and disaster relief in the legislation that must be passed by January 19.
Oppose any rider to the FY18 Appropriations which further delays or completely rescinds the Fiduciary Rule
Oppose any new cute to Medicare / Medicaid or federal health programs which comprise our nations safety net
Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process.
Support House-passed amendments regarding civil forfeiture in any year-long appropriations bill
Support appropriating $95 million in FY2019 to the Department of Labor for its Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program
Support an independent Community Relations Service (CRS); oppose the Trump proposal to move CRS under the Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights
Support continued funding in FY 2019 of the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grant Program and the Underrepresented Communities Competitive Grants under the Historic Preservation Fund
Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research
Support a Federal budget that invests in public education, health care, job training and the protection of civil rights
Oppose a Balanced Budget to the US Constitution
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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 |
Hilary |
Shelton |
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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
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census
Support HR 4396, the Congress ME TOO Act. Support ensure a safe and fair workplace culture in Congress. Support that any anti-workplace harassment legislation for Congress ensure that any reforms also apply to claims of workplace discrimination based on sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and childbirth), race, disability, age, ethnicity/national origin, color, religion, marital status, and status as a parent
Support the Census Bureau moving forward with testing of sexual orientation and gender identity questions, improving testing on privacy and confidentiality messaging, making the survey more accessible to people in group quarters, and reducing reliance on administrative records for enumeration regarding the American Community Survey (ACS). Support the need for better language supports for the ACS
Support HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) program; support Congressional letter by Congresswoman Jayapal to HUD Secretary Carson questioning the Departments abrupt decision to immediately suspend the AFFH program.
Support U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) immediately lifting the suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule.
Oppose the elimination of anti-discrimination language in HUDs mission statement
Support HR 4924, support it being strengthened by expanding the 1280 day reporting requirement to include the date the claimant knew of the alleged violation; extend the statutory deadline for filing a civil action to at least 90 days; extend whistleblower protections available to the executive branch to the legislative branch; and extend all notice posting requirements to the legislative branch. Support H. Res. 724, support extending the directives therein to the Senate
Oppose HR 620, which passed the House. Which would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities from enforcing their rights under Title III of the ADA
Support maintaining and increasing the civil rights protections for all students
Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action
Study Proposals for Reparations for African Americans (support HR 40)
Update the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to ensure against discrimination (support HR 3222)
Support the repair and strengthening of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Support HR 2978 / S1419)
Support access to the polls for all eligible voters, support making it easier to register and vote (support HR 12 / S 1437)
Support same-day voter registration-Support early voting / Sunday voting
Support automatic voter registration
Oppose Photo Identification requirements for voting
Support Campaign Finance Reform (support HR 20 / S 1640)
Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders (support S 1588)
Support Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; oppose its immediate suspension
Support Amash (MI) amendment to S. 139, the FISA reauthorization; the amendment would end collection of communications data that is neither to nor from a foreign citizen
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose any efforts to loosen the National TV Audience Cap
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support Congressional hearing into the on-going health and education crisis in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands as a result of the hurricanes in 2017
Support amending the House approved-bill to include implementation of the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), direction for FEMA to collect and make public disaster recovery data, and provide other housing resources that ensure the shortage of affordable rental homes in disaster-impacted areas is not worsened.
Support adherence to established civil rights protections in the development and implementation of any disaster relief plan
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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
Support statehood for DC (support HR 1291 / s 1278)
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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; oppose its immediate suspension
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Hilary |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose Ken Marcuss nomination to Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
Support Congressional hearing into the on-going health and education crisis in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands as a result of the hurricanes in 2017
Support the same data that has been collected in previous years regarding the D.C. Voucher program, as well as additional data in order to properly perform the statutorily-required evaluation and increase the accountability and transparency of the program
Oppose HR 4508, the PROSPER Act, which is the House version of legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. It exacerbates the increasing burden of student debt and continued inequity in higher education access and outcomes. It would make higher education less affordable, saddle students with greater debt, and push more students into loan default
Support the Supporting the Teaching Profession Through Revitalizing Investments in Valuable Educators Act (STRIVE) Act, which would work to strengthen the federal financial support and preparation that teachers and early childhood educators receive to ensure that teachers are better supported.
Oppose any cuts to the Pell program, support an increase in the maximum Pell Grant by at least the amount that would be provided with the expiring automatic inflation adjustment.
Oppose H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act, which is the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, because it rolls back or eliminates existing provisions that organizations representing students, consumers, veterans and servicemembers, faculty and staff, civil rights, and college access have supported for years, including but not limited to: the gainful employment rule, the borrower defense rule, the ban on incentive compensation, and the 90-10 rule
Strong concerns about HR 4909, the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Act which is misguided, duplicative, and may be harmful to all students. Oppose the legislation unless these concerns are met. Support the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI), a research-focused initiative created in response to school violence
Support amendment by Senators Durbin, Reed, Warren, Brown, Duckworth, Baldwin, Hassan, VanHollen, Murry, and Blumenthal to S. 2155. The Durbin, et.al. amendment would improve consumer protections for federal and private student loans
Oppose the Military Education Savings Account Act of 2018 (H.R. 5199 / S.2517) because it would transform Impact Aid into Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). In effect, ESAs are no different than traditional private school vouchers
Support 2013 school discipline guidance, issued jointly by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice which clarifies schools responsibilities under civil rights laws to administer discipline in a nondiscriminatory manner and also provide educators information about alternatives to suspensions and ways to build positive school climates
Support Public School Construction, Repair and Renovation
Oppose Discriminatory High Stakes Educational Testing
Oppose publically funded private school vouchers
Support maintaining the federal role in ensuring a decent public education / civil rights protections for all students
Support allowing students convicted of minor drug offenses to receive federal financial aid
Support an increase in aid and other resources for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (support HR 1080)
Support expanding Pell Grant funding and availability (support HR 2451 / S 1135)
Support helping college graduates burdened by private student loan debt (support HR 2527 / S1262)
Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action
Support a moratorium on the expansion of the charter schools until such time as: (1) Charter schools are subject to the same transparency and accountability standards as public schools; (2) Public funds are not diverted to charter schools at the expense of the public school system; (3) Charter schools cease expelling students that public schools have a duty to educate; and (4) Charter schools cease to perpetuate de facto segregation of the highest performing children from those whose aspirations may be high but whose talents are not yet as obvious.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, 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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose HR 4550, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act.
Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process
Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability
Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard
Support Senator Merkleys Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending (SAFE) Act of 2018, which will help safeguard consumers and law-abiding lenders from abuses rampant today in consumer lending
Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Support the FDICs proposals to changes to its policies governing the circumstances under which FDIC-regulated banks may hire people with prior criminal histories, with suggestions to improve / strengthen the proposal
Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers
Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Oppose HR 5028, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act.
Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations
Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country
Support amendment by Senators Durbin, Reed, Warren, Brown, Duckworth, Baldwin, Hassan, VanHollen, Murry, and Blumenthal to S. 2155. The Durbin, et.al. amendment would improve consumer protections for federal and private student loans
Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155
Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5.
Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits.
Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending.
Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659)
Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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 FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research
Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers
support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945
Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers
Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms
Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers.
Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts
Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws
Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort
Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S.
support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion
Support Thompson (CA) resolution calling for consideration of legislation related to gun regulation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Eliminate the trade and travel embargoes against Cuba (Support HR 574 / S 1699)
Support Peace in Sudan
Support enhanced trade, aid, and development programs in Africa and the Caribbean
Establish a Department of Peace (Support HR 1111)
Increase stability in Haiti
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose Ken Marcuss nomination to Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census
Support HR 4396, the Congress ME TOO Act. Support ensure a safe and fair workplace culture in Congress. Support that any anti-workplace harassment legislation for Congress ensure that any reforms also apply to claims of workplace discrimination based on sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and childbirth), race, disability, age, ethnicity/national origin, color, religion, marital status, and status as a parent.
Support the Census Bureau moving forward with testing of sexual orientation and gender identity questions, improving testing on privacy and confidentiality messaging, making the survey more accessible to people in group quarters, and reducing reliance on administrative records for enumeration regarding the American Community Survey (ACS). Support the need for better language supports for the ACS.
Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations
Support HR 4924, support it being strengthened by expanding the 1280 day reporting requirement to include the date the claimant knew of the alleged violation; extend the statutory deadline for filing a civil action to at least 90 days; extend whistleblower protections available to the executive branch to the legislative branch; and extend all notice posting requirements to the legislative branch. Support H. Res. 724, support extending the directives therein to the Senate
Support statehood for the people of Puerto Rico
Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action
Eliminate potential discrimination in Faith Based initiatives
Study Proposals for Reparations for African Americans (support HR 40)
Support access to the polls for all eligible voters, support making it easier to register and vote (support HR 12 / S 1437)
Support same-day voter registration-Support early voting / Sunday voting
Support automatic voter registration
Oppose Photo Identification requirements for voting
Support Campaign Finance Reform (support HR 20 / S 1640)
Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders (support S 1588)
Ensure a fair and accurate 2020 census
Support the repair and strengthening of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Support HR 2978 / S1419)
Oppose a citizenship question on the 2020 Census
Support HR 4406, designating a postal facility in New York as the "Tuskegee Airman Post Office"
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Support the inclusion of permanent protections for Dreamers, CHIP, and disaster relief in the legislation that must be passed by January 19
Support Congressional hearing into the on-going health and education crisis in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands as a result of the hurricanes in 2017
Oppose any new cute to Medicare / Medicaid or federal health programs which comprise our nations safety net
Oppose the recent decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve Medicaid waivers that allow states to deny Medicaid benefits to people who fail to comply with a work requirement or a community engagement provision
Support NAFTA be replaced with fair new trade agreements that focuses on labor, environmental, health, food safety, food labeling and other pro-American issues
Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research
Oppose the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which would create protections for health care workers who refuse to administer services that violate their religious or moral beliefs.
Support the preservation of gains made in health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act
Support the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in health care and disease
Support full funding for AIDS prevention, treatment, education and research
Support ending childhood obesity
Support protecting Medicare and Medicaid benefits
Support restoring Medicaid Eligibility to COFA recipients living in the USA (support HR 2982 / S. 1391)
support a robust, transparent 340B program
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Support HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) program; support Congressional letter by Congresswoman Jayapal to HUD Secretary Carson questioning the Departments abrupt decision to immediately suspend the AFFH program
Support HUDs Disparate Impact rule
Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability
Support amending the House approved-bill to include implementation of the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), direction for FEMA to collect and make public disaster recovery data, and provide other housing resources that ensure the shortage of affordable rental homes in disaster-impacted areas is not worsened
Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard
Support adherence to established civil rights protections in the development and implementation of any disaster relief plan
Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Support U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) immediately lifting the suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule
Oppose the elimination of anti-discrimination language in HUDs mission statement
Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers.
Support an increase in the availability of safe, decent, affordable low-income housing.
Support the National Housing Trust Fund
Support a comprehensive program to combat homelessness
Support an increase in resources to fight housing discrimination
Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Support Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; oppose its immediate suspension
Support HR4258, a bill that would permanently expand HUD's Family Self-Suffcency Program
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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Support the inclusion of permanent protections for Dreamers, CHIP, and disaster relief in the legislation that must be passed by January 19.
Support the passage of legislation to protect Dreamers and reject the White House nativist immigration agenda
Support the diversity visa program. Support family-based visa categories
Support TPS for Nepal for an additional 18 months
Support legislation to allow undocumented individuals who were brought to the US as children and who know no other country to be "home", a path to US citizenship. Support DREAMERS. Support HR 3340 /S 1615.
Oppose any proposal that repeals or cuts the diversity visa program or eliminates or in any way reduces categories of family-based visas
Support an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status visas for Haitians.
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Support Amash (MI) amendment to S 139, the FISA Reauthorization. The Amash amendment would end NSA collection of communication data that is neither to nor from a foreign suspect.
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Oppose the Justice Departments recent withdrawal of a number of guidance and technical assistance documents concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Support the reauthorization of Byrne JAG grants
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census
Support House-passed amendments regarding civil forfeiture in any year-long appropriations bill
Support full funding of critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in fiscal year 2019
Support S. 1917, with reservations about new mandatory minimums imposed by the bill
Support a more robust response to the hate violence and groups that flourish on social media platforms, dont just focus on Muslim extremists
Support the federal governments crucial role in spurring criminal justice innovation, as well as testing and replicating evidence-based practices nationwide by funding programs including the Office of Violence Against Women and the COPS program
Support appropriating $95 million in FY2019 to the Department of Labor for its Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program
Support the FDICs proposals to changes to its policies governing the circumstances under which FDIC-regulated banks may hire people with prior criminal histories, with suggestions to improve / strengthen the proposal
Support an independent Community Relations Service (CRS); oppose the Trump proposal to move CRS under the Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights
Support S. 2520, the Inmate Calling Technical Corrections Act introduced by Senator Duckworth which allows the FCC to regulate prison phone rates.
Strong concerns about HR 4909, the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Act which is misguided, duplicative, and may be harmful to all students. Oppose the legislation unless these concerns are met. Support the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI), a research-focused initiative created in response to school violence
Oppose HR 5028, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act.
Support 2013 school discipline guidance, issued jointly by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice which clarifies schools responsibilities under civil rights laws to administer discipline in a nondiscriminatory manner and also provide educators information about alternatives to suspensions and ways to build positive school climates.
Oppose the Presidents proposal calling for increasing sentences for drug offenders, including the death penalty.
S.1994, the CORRECTIONS Act, and H.R. 3356, the Prison Reform and Redemption Act, are not sentencing reform and should not be viewed as such. This legislation will not, alone, substantially alleviate prison overcrowding or mass incarceration
Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits
Support proposals to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Support initiatives to standardize use of force policies for law enforcement.
support ending racial and religious profiling. Support H.R. 1498 / S. 411
Support initiatives to study and eventually eliminate prosecutorial misconduct / bias.
support the establishment of local effective and independent review boards of alleged law enforcement misconduct.
Support requiring video surveillance of all law enforcement activities
Support genuine sentencing reform to alleviate prison overcrowding, over-incarceration, and the overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities who are in prison. Support HR 4261
Support a commission to review all aspects of our national criminal justice system. Support H.R. 1886 / S.573
Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research
Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers
support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945
Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers
Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms
Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
Support sensitivity training of law enforcement & independent investigations of deadly force (HR 1870 / S 860)Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers.
Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts
Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws
Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort
Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S.
support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion
Support an abolishment of the death penalty
Support the Second Chance Act reauthorization (HR 2899)
Support the reauthorization and updating of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act(support HR 1809 / S 860
Support the reform of money bail (HR 4019 / S 1593)
Support incentivizing states and local jurisdictions to fully and accurately report hate crimes (HR 1566 / S. 667)
Support the removal of statues of Confederate soldiers from the U.S. Capital (support HR 3701 / S 1772)
Support encouraqing states to decrease prison populations and keep crime down (support HR 3845 / S 1458)
Support the Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society (CLASSICS) Act (H.R. 3301/S. 2393), bipartisan and which ensures legacy musicians are compensated when their work is played on digital radio platforms.
Oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the Federal Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Support the inclusion of provisions to:
final federal legislation to:
Curtail the ballooning number of federal regulatory crimes;
eliminate federal criminal penalties for simple drug possession in state jurisdictions;
promote targeted sentencing of drug offenders, ensuring that violent and career criminals and crime leaders and organizers are held accountable;
update supervision policies to more effectively change the criminal behavior of the nearly 132,000 on probation and post-prison supervision;
increase government transparency and accountability by requiring public disclosure of regulatory criminal offenses; allowing victims of regulatory over-criminalization to contact the inspector general; protecting against wrongful convictions;
encourage judicial districts to open drug, veteran, mental health and other problem solving courts;
reinvest the substantial savings by investing in communities, prevention, and intervention initiatives and state, local, and federal law enforcement and prosecutors
reduce recidivism by using swift and certain responses so offenders know what will happen if they re-offend or act in a certain way;
create a system of rewards and incentives for good behavior; and
acknowledge that age matters by implementing smart, targeted geriatric release programs which can ensure heinous offenders remain behind bars while cutting down on costs and maintaining public safety.
In any sentencing reform legislation.
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Oppose any rider to the FY18 Appropriations which further delays or completely rescinds the Fiduciary Rule
Support HR 4396, the Congress ME TOO Act. Support ensure a safe and fair workplace culture in Congress. Support that any anti-workplace harassment legislation for Congress ensure that any reforms also apply to claims of workplace discrimination based on sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and childbirth), race, disability, age, ethnicity/national origin, color, religion, marital status, and status as a parent
Support the release of any economic data generated by the Department of Labor surrounding the new tip pooling proposal. Support the immediate withdrawal of the NPRM around the tip pooling rule
Support appropriating $95 million in FY2019 to the Department of Labor for its Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program
Support the FDICs proposals to changes to its policies governing the circumstances under which FDIC-regulated banks may hire people with prior criminal histories, with suggestions to improve / strengthen the proposal
Support NAFTA be replaced with fair new trade agreements that focuses on labor, environmental, health, food safety, food labeling and other pro-American issues
Support HR 4924, support it being strengthened by expanding the 1280 day reporting requirement to include the date the claimant knew of the alleged violation; extend the statutory deadline for filing a civil action to at least 90 days; extend whistleblower protections available to the executive branch to the legislative branch; and extend all notice posting requirements to the legislative branch. Support H. Res. 724, support extending the directives therein to the Senate
Support legislation by Senator Harris to extend to farmworkers the same rights to overtime pay after a 40-hour week that other workers enjoy under the 1932 Fair Labor Standers Act
Oppose HR 620, which passed the House. Which would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities from enforcing their rights under Title III of the ADA
Oppose the use of forced, or mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts
Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action
Support paid sick leave (support HR 947 / S 337)
Support equal pay for equal work (support HR 1869 / S 819)
Support a prohibition on employers asking salary history (support HR 2418)
Support enabling workers to unionize
Support a prohibition on employers using credit checks (support HR 3783 / S 1819)
Oppose the Department of Labor's proposed rule regarding tip regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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Support Twitter updating its form used to report abusive or harmful content
Oppose the use of forced, or mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts
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Oppose the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which would create protections for health care workers who refuse to administer services that violate their religious or moral beliefs.
Eliminate potential discrimination in Faith Based initiatives
Update the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to ensure against discrimination (support HR 3222)
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Oppose the FCCs proposals that will debilitate the Lifeline program; oppose WC Docket Nos. 17-287, 11-42, 09-197
Support ensuring quality Lifeline voice and broadband service for low-income households, with minimal disruption to the program integrity reforms in the 2016 Modernization Order.
Support S. 2520, the Inmate Calling Technical Corrections Act introduced by Senator Duckworth which allows the FCC to regulate prison phone rates.
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Oppose an expansion of work credits of work requirements for SNAP (food stamps) in the 2018 Farm bill
Support a prohibition on employers using credit checks (support HR 3783 / S 1819)
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Oppose the Council Draft of the Restatement of Consumer Contracts, which would make it harder for consumers to challenge unfair and unconscionable practices in the marketplace and easier for unscrupulous businesses to get away with misconduct
Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process.
Support Senator Merkleys Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending (SAFE) Act of 2018, which will help safeguard consumers and law-abiding lenders from abuses rampant today in consumer lending
Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5
Support NAFTA be replaced with fair new trade agreements that focuses on labor, environmental, health, food safety, food labeling and other pro-American issues
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Oppose any new cute to Medicare / Medicaid or federal health programs which comprise our nations safety net
Oppose the recent decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve Medicaid waivers that allow states to deny Medicaid benefits to people who fail to comply with a work requirement or a community engagement provision
Support protecting Medicare and Medicaid benefits
Support restoring Medicaid Eligibility to COFA recipients living in the USA (support HR 2982 / S. 1391)
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Oppose any new cute to Medicare / Medicaid or federal health programs which comprise our nations safety net
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Support continued funding in FY 2019 of the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grant Program and the Underrepresented Communities Competitive Grants under the Historic Preservation Fund.
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Oppose the Military Education Savings Account Act of 2018 (H.R. 5199 / S.2517) because it would transform Impact Aid into Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). In effect, ESAs are no different than traditional private school vouchers
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Support NAFTA be replaced with fair new trade agreements that focuses on labor, environmental, health, food safety, food labeling and other pro-American issues
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Oppose HR 1917, nullifying rules regulating emissions from kilns and other facilities that manufacture bricks and clay ceramics
Oppose HR 1119 allowing electricity-generating facilities to use coal
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Oppose HR 620, which passed the House. Which would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities from enforcing their rights under Title III of the ADA
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Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending.
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support full funding for AIDS prevention, treatment, education and research
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the protection of Social Security
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Social Security Administration (SSA), 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 POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support HR 4406, designating a postal facility in New York as the "Tuskegee Airman Post Office"
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, 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
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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