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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1255 23rd St, NW |
Address2 | Suite 455 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400873559-12
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6. House ID# 419410000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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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| 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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Chelsea R. Perez |
Date | 10/18/2018 2:14:39 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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation
oH.R. 1818/S. 2990 Big Cat Public Safety Act
oH.R. 2790 Humane Cosmetics Act
oH.R. 1753/S. 741 Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act
oH.R. 1752/S. 740 Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act
oH.R. 2651 Horseracing Integrity Act
oH.R. 1494/S. 654 Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act
oH.R. 1847/S. 2957 Prevent All Soring Tactics Act
oH.R. 1338 Horse Protection Amendments Act
oH.R. 909/S. 322 Pet and Women Safety Act
oH.R. 113/S. 1706 Safeguarding American Food Exports Act
oH.R. 1456/S. 793 Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act
oH.R. 1406 Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017
oH.R. 1368/S. 503 Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act
oH.R. 4691 Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2017
oH.R. 4693 Puppy Protection Act of 2017
oPuppy Mill bill by Rep. Costello (not yet introduced)
oAnimal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors Act (not yet introduced)
oH.R. 424/S. 164 Gray Wolf State Management Act
oH.R. 2083/S. 1702 Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
oH.R. 3197 Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species (PUPPERS) Act
oH.R. 4879 Protect Interstate Commerce Act
oH.R. 2327/S. 1014 Puppies Assisting Wounded Service members
oH.R. 3133 Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act
oH Res. 401 Urging China, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, India, and all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against the trade
oH.R. 717 ESA Listing Reform Act
oH.R. 4202/S. 2971 Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act
oH.R. 1274 State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
oH.R. 2603 Saving Americas Endangered Species Act
oH.R. 3131 Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
oS. 2556Welfare of our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act
oH.R. 5315 Planes Ensuring Total Safety (PETS) Act
oH.R. 4941 Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018
oH.R. 2/S. 3042 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
oH.R. 4647, the Recovering Americas Wildlife Act
oH.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act
oH.R. 5697 Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018
oS. 1419/H.R. 2810 National Defense Authorization Act
oH.R. 6278 Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat Of Future Gun Violence Act
oH.R. 5690 Prohibiting Threatened And Endangered Creatures Trophies (ProTECT) Act
oH. Res. 776 National Animal Rescue Day
oH.R. 5697 Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act
oH.R. 6197 Rescuing Animals with Rewards (RAWR) Act
oH.R. 6720 Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act
oH.R. 6344 Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life (LOCAL) Act
oH.R. 6360 Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species (PREDICTS) Act
oH.R. 6346 Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects (WHOLE) Act
oH.R. 6354 Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation (STORAGE) Act
oH.R. 6345 Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States (EMPOWERS) Act
oH.R. 3608 Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
oH.R. 6364 Localizing Authority of Management Plans (LAMP) Act
oH.R. 6356 Less Imprecision in Species Treatment (LIST) Act
oH.R. 6355 Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting (PETITION) Act
oS. 1965 Allowing Alaska IVORY Act
oH.R. 6784 Manage our Wolves Act
Rulemaking and Federal Government Decisions and Policies
oPotential revisions to the Endangered Species Act regulations
oAnimal Welfare Act enforcement
oTrophy hunting import policy
oHorse Protection Act Rule and enforcement
oAnimal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act online records
oRevisions to the Animal Welfare Act licensing standards
oWild Horse and Burro policy
oPolicy on promoting the development and implementation of using nonanimal methods for testing
oReintroduction of gray wolves
oNew findings under the Endangered Species Act
oRulemakings related to conservation of marine mammals
oInternational Wildlife Conservation Council
oOffshore energy projects impacting marine mammals
oProtecting listing status of grizzly bears in the GYE and Northern Cascades
oProtecting listing status of lower 48, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin and District of Columbia
oRetail puppy sales petition
oListing Giraffes under the Endangered Species Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Sara |
Amundson |
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Brody |
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Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy |
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Faith |
Williams |
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Legislative Correspondent, Office of Rep. Ruben Hinojosa
Legislative Assistant, Office of Rep. Ruben Hinojosa |
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Holly |
Gann |
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Tracie |
Letterman |
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Keisha |
Sedlacek |
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Jessica |
Simpson |
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Jocelyn |
Ziemian |
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Staff member, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright |
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
oFY19 Appropriations
Agriculture
Horse slaughter defund amendment
Labor HHS
Chimpanzee retirement
Nonanimal alternatives
Interior
Bureau of Land Management proposal to allow the slaughter of wild horses
Preserving the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
National Park Service rule on trapping and hunting in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge land and on National Park Service land
Bureau of Land Management program of nonlethal fertility control for wild horses and burros, opposition to slaughter or euthanasia of wild horses
National Center for Computational Toxicology program funding
Preserving protections for Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes region, Wyoming and the lower 48
Increasing funding for wildlife trafficking and ESA listings
Preserving protections for threated grizzly bears in North Cascades Ecosystem of Washington State and Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Defense
Military trauma training
Veterans and service dogs
Equine assisted therapy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Sara |
Amundson |
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Miriam |
Brody |
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Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy |
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Faith |
Williams |
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Legislative Correspondent, Office of Rep. Ruben Hinojosa
Legislative Assistant, Office of Rep. Ruben Hinojosa |
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Holly |
Gann |
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Tracie |
Letterman |
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Keisha |
Sedlacek |
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Jessica |
Simpson |
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Jocelyn |
Ziemian |
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Staff member, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright |
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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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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