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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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Address1 | 3222 N Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 340 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401106355-24
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6. House ID# 454210002
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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 |
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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: Chris Granberg |
Date | 4/12/2023 3:43:29 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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1002, the "Saving the Civil Service Act," a bill to prohibit the establishment of schedule F of the excepted service; entire bill. H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1323, the "LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023," a bill to amend current law to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023," a bill to improve the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Sec. 224, "Inclusion of police officers of Department of Veterans Affairs as law enforcement officers." S. 311, the "U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act," a bill to correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers; entire bill. S. 399, the "Saving the Civil Service Act," a bill to prohibit the establishment of schedule F of the excepted service; entire bill. S. 546, the "Recruit and Retain Act," a bill to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities; Sec. 6, requiring a GAO study on federal, state, and local law enforcement agency recruitment and retention rates. S. 640, the "Federal Employees Civil Relief Act," a bill to suspend the enforcement of certain civil liabilities of federal employees and contractors during a lapse in appropriations, or during a breach of the statutory debt limit; entire bill. S. 849, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of pay for certain law enforcement employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; entire bill. Legislative proposal to allow for a waiver of the annual cap on premium pay for U.S. Marshals Service personnel assigned to judicial protection activities (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to create a presumption under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act that a disability or death of a federal law enforcement officers caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees' duty (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide for coverage under the Federal Employees Compensation Act for federal law enforcement officers exposed to toxins from military burn pits while assigned outside of the United States (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide incentive pay for fentanyl-related positions in the Department of Justice requiring specialized skills (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide law enforcement officer retirement status to officers of the Veterans Affairs Police (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to require the TSA Administrator to establish a mental health and wellness program for Federal Air Marshal Service personnel (no bill introduced). General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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 |
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Granberg |
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Simpson |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislative proposal to amend current law to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment (no bill introduced).
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Granberg |
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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
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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) |