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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 615 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2241-12
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6. House ID# 305520000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2023 |
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 |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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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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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Jeanne Blankenship |
Date | 4/20/2023 12:03:58 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
Appropriations
Child and Adult Care Feeding Program (H. Res.225)
Child Nutrition Reauthorization
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Farm Fresh Food for Families Act (S.643)
Food as Medicine/Medically Tailored Meals
Food and Farm Act (H.R.1824)
Food Loss and Food Waste
Modern WIC Act (H.R. 2424, S. 984)
Nutrition and Food Security
Opportunity to Address College Hunger Act (H.R.309)
School Meals Expansion Act (H.R. 2567)
School Nutrition and CACFP
Senior Hunger Prevention Act (S. 1036)
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 1589)
Universal School Meals
WIC Healthy Beginnings Act (S. 974)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. SENATE
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 |
Jeanne |
Blankenship |
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Karen |
Ehrens |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Diabetes Prevention Program
Expanding Access to DSMT (reintroduction)
Federal Employee Benefits for Medical Nutrition Therapy
Medical Nutrition Therapy Act (reintroduction)
Medicare -- Access to MNT; IBT National Coverage Determination Reconsideration
Medicaid -- Maternal Mortality and Access to Care
Medically Tailored Meals/Food as Medicine - Coverage for OAA programs and Service
Preventive Health Savings Act (H.R 766/S.114)
Telehealth
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (reintroduction)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Administration on Aging
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 |
Jeanne |
Blankenship |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Obesity Prevention, Treatment and Access to Care
Expanding Access to Diabetes Self Management Training
Older Americans Act programs and Services
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment
Medically Tailored Meals
Telehealth, post-pandemic rules and regulations
Maternal and child health, reducing morbidity and mortality
Malnutrition
Workforce shortages
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Administration on Aging
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 |
Jeanne |
Blankenship |
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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
TEFAP Commodity
TEFAP Storage and Distribution
WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
WIC
Commodity Supplemental Food Program Summer EBT
Farmers Market Nutrition Program WIC
NIFA-AFRI
Food and Agriculture Research
NIH/NIDDK
School Foodservice Equipment Modernization
ERS/USDA
Team Nutrition
School Technical Assistance for Sodium Reduction and Child Nutrition Proposed Rules
Older American Act
CDC - DNPAO and Chronic Disease; Hypertension Roundtable; REACH grants
Public Health Nutrition
Dietary Guidelines for Americas
Funding for allied health programs at minority-serving institutions
SNAP Education
Workforce diversity
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - 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 |
Jeanne |
Blankenship |
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Nutrition Research
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Jeanne |
Blankenship |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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
27. Add the following 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?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |