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)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
10/8/2019
2. House Identification
 38429
 Senate Identification
 308775

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Monument Advocacy (formerly known as Monument Policy Group, LLC)
Address
1100 G Street NW
 Address2
​Suite 750
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip
20005
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. C. STEWART VERDERY, JR.
 Telephone
​2027199999
 E-mail
​stewart@monumentadvocacy.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government affairs and general consulting services

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
​ByteDance Inc.
Address
​3000 El Camino Real
City
​Palo Alto
 State
​CA
 Zip
​94306
 Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Internet technology company

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.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First
Last
Suffix
​C. Stewart ​Verdery ​Jr. ​Assistant Secretary and Consultant, Department of Homeland Security; General Counsel, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Don Nickles; Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee; Counsel, Senator John Warner; Lead Staffer, Sen. Republicans High Tech Task Force
​Kate ​Mills ​ ​Assistant Director for Congressional Relations, Deputy Assistant Director for Congressional Relations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Senior Legislative Counsel, Rep. Zoe Lofgren
​Anderson ​Heiman ​ ​Senior Advisor for Technology and Trade, International Competitiveness and Innovation Advisor, Tax Policy Advisor, Tax Policy Analyst, Senate Committee on Finance, Democratic Staff
​Andrew ​Howell ​ ​
​Joseph ​Hoefer ​ ​

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

​CPI
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

General issues affecting internet companies

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.
Internet Address:
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Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
​TikTok Inc.
​10100 Venice Blvd. #415
City
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​Los Angeles
​CA
​90232
​USA
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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.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
​Flr 4 Willow House, Cricket Sq. P.O. Box 2804
City
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​ByteDance Ltd.
​Grand Cayman KY1-1112
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​CAY
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​0
​100
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​Vistra Corp. Ser. Centre, Wickhams Cay II. Rd
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​ByteTeam Ltd. (owns approximately 22% of ByteDance Ltd.)
​Tortola, VG1110
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​IVB
State
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​22
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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: C. Stewart Verdery Jr.
 Date
11/22/2019 10:52:36 PM