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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 | 805 15TH STREET NW |
Address2 | Suite 800 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 10150-12
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6. House ID# 318820000
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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: Aaron Scherb |
Date | 4/13/2023 2:06:07 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
HR 142, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 12 cosponsors)
HR 153, Family Integrity to Reform Elections (FIRE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor)
HR 546, a bill to extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Tom Cole, 7 cosponsors)
HR 946, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Rosendale, 4 cosponsors)
HR 1118, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 110 cosponsors)
H.J. Res. 13, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Schiff, 111 cosponsors)
S 17, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 2 cosponsors)
S 491, CVV Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor)
S 500, a bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors)
S 486, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors)
S 512, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 50 cosponsors)
S.J. Res. 3, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors)
HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 184 cosponsors)
HR 83, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors)
HR 90, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors)
HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors)
HR 149, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens From Voting Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 42 cosponsors)
HR 154, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors)
HR 156, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors)
HR 192, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia (Rep. Pfluger, 24 cosponsors)
HR 239, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 18 cosponsors)
HR 466, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, no cosponsors)
HR 486, a bill to prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election (Rep. Chip Roy, 7 cosponsors)
HR 487, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Keith Self, 3 cosponsors)
HR 512, One Citizen One Vote Act (Rep. Bob Good, 2 cosponsors)
HR 627, Voice of the Electorate (VOTE) Act (Rep. Fallon, no cosponsors)
HR 861, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification (Rep. Rick Larsen, 1 cosponsor)
HR 959, a bill to repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors)
HR 1295, Expanding Access to Early Voting Act (Rep. Goldman, no cosponsors)
HR 1439, Vote at Home Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 13 cosponsors)
HR 1725, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 11 cosponsors)
H.J.Res. 16, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Grace Meng, 16 cosponsors)
H.J. Res. 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve Senators to be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting, and providing for twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular vote (Rep. Casten, 1 cosponsor)
H.J. Res. 24, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Comer, 24 cosponsors)--passed the House on February 9
S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Carper, 45 cosponsors)
S 194, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act (Sen. Rubio, 6 cosponsors)
S 700, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors)
HR 42, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors)
HR 157, CLEAN Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor)
HR 622, REAL House Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 2 cosponsors)
HR 643, Equal Voices Act (Rep. Casten, 2 cosponsors)
HR 345, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 51 cosponsors)
HR 350, Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, 12 cosponsors)
HR 389, Preventing Opportunistic Returns on Trades and Futures by Officials, Leadership, and Individuals in Office (PORTFOLIO) Act, (Rep. Schweikert, no cosponsors)
HR 581, Defending Our Classified Secrets (DOCS) Act, (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors)
HR 908, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 38 cosponsors)
HR 927, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 1 cosponsor)
HR 1099, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Rep. Pfluger, 1 cosponsor)
HR 1190, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks, 5 cosponsors)
HR 1391, No Fortune for Fraud Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 5 cosponsors)
HR 1438, Think Tank Transparency Act (Rep. Bergman, no cosponsors)
HR 1601, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the length of the post-employment ban on lobbying of Members, officers, or employees of Congress by former Members of Congress (Rep. Nunn, no cosponsors)
HR 1652, Access to White House Visitor Logs Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors)
HR 1653, Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors)
HR 1679, Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act (Rep. Jayapal, 11 cosponsors)
S 58, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors)
S 264, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Sen. Peters, 1 cosponsor)
S 359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 13 cosponsors)
S 434, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Sen. Cornyn, 6 cosponsors)
S 439, a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors)
S 488, FOIA Fix Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 630
S 630, a bill to establish a democracy advancement and innovation program (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors)
S 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors)
S 829, a bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act (Sen. Grassley, 7 cosponsors)
S 833, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors)
S 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors)
S 859, Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors)
S 932, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 1 cosponsor)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 |
Aaron |
Scherb |
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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
Community Broadband Act
Nomination of Gigi Sohn
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Aaron |
Scherb |
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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
n/a
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Scherb |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE 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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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?
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