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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 3/21/2024 |
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| 2. House Identification | 31784 |
Senate Identification | 682 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD |
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| Address | 2001 K St NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Ms. Melissa Laurenza |
Telephone | 2028874000 |
ldareporting@akingump.com |
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | Vast Space LLC |
| Address | 2851 Orange Ave |
| City | Long Beach |
State | CA |
Zip | 90755 |
Country | USA |
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LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
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| Hans | Rickhoff | | |
| Michael | Mineiro | | Staff Mmbr, House Science, Space and Tech. Comm. (Mar 15 - Aug 17); NASA Employee detailed to the WH Office of Science, Space, and Tech. (Aug 17 - Feb 18); Staff Dir., Space Subcomm. for House Science, Space and Tech. Comm. (Feb 18 - Oct 18) |
| Galen | Roehl | | LC, Sen. Brownback, Apr. 04-Dec. 04; LA/Sen Jud. Comm, 05-08; Snr Pol Adsr, Sen Judiciary Comm, 08-10; LD, Rep. Connie Mack, Aug 10-Feb 11; Prof Staff Mmbr, Sen Pat Tommey/ Sen Commerce Comm, 2011-13; Plcy Anlst, Sen Republican Policy Comm, 2013-14 |
| Riley | Stamper | | Leg staff member, Sen. Hagerty (Jan 21 - Dec 23); Staff member, Sen. Alexander (May 19 - October 19) |
| Ed | Pagano | | Advsr, Sen Harkin, 2014; Dep Asst to the President for Leg Affairs and Sen Liaison, Exec Ofc of the President, 2012-14; CoS, Sen Leahy, 2005-11; Sr Cnsl, Sen Judiciary Comm, 1997-04 |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. |
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
15. 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?
| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Brian Pomper |
Date | 3/29/2024 5:09:28 PM |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Ryan | Thompson | | CoS (Dec 07 - Dec 11), Press Secy (Dec 04 - Dec 07), Dep Press Secy (Dec 02 - Dec 04) to Sen Inhofe | |
| Lamar | Smith | | Mbr of Cong, 1987-2019 | |
| Sam | Olswanger | | Leg staff, Rep Webster, Jan 11-Jun 11; intrn, Rep Blackburn, Sep 08-Dec 08 | |
| Taylor | Daly | | Intern for Sen. Dick Durbin, May 2015-July 2015; Intern for Sen. Tom Carper, February 2016-May 2016 | |
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