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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 | 317 South Patrick Street |
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City | Alexandria |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 26980-12
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6. House ID# 302490000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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: Andrea Edmiston |
Date | 1/18/2018 11:26:23 AM |
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
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 |
William J. |
Johnson |
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Executive Director |
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Andrea |
Edmiston |
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Director of Governmental Affairs |
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act and ending sanctuary city policies.
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 |
William J. |
Johnson |
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Executive Director |
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Andrea |
Edmiston |
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Director of Governmental Affairs |
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
Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Program proposed rulemaking, improving the PSOB death, disability and education benefits for survivors, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program, Honoring Hometown Heroes Act; Thin Blue Line Act; increased penalties for violent crimes against law enforcement officers; Email Privacy Act; protecting civil asset forfeiture; Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act; Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act; Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act; Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act; INTERDICT Act; Law Enforcement Officers Procedural Bill of Rights; PROTECT Our Children Act; Skylar's Law; Fix NICS Act; CORRECTIONS Act; Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act; Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act; Police Accountability Act; Grand Jury Reform Act; Intimate Privacy Protection Act; a dedicated National Blue Alert Emergency Alert System event code; support for Steven Losquadro to be the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program, White House Office, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 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 |
William J. |
Johnson |
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Executive Director |
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Andrea |
Edmiston |
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Director of Governmental Affairs |
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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Social Security Fairness Act; Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision reform; protecting state and local public pensions; opposition to the application of the unrelated business income tax (UBIT) to public pension plans; opposition of the application of the 10-percent early withdrawal tax to governmental section 457(b) plans; and excluding out-of-pocket expenses by law enforcement officers related to their job from their taxable income.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
William J. |
Johnson |
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Executive Director |
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Andrea |
Edmiston |
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Director of Governmental Affairs |
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; repeal or delay of the 40% excise tax on employer-sponsored health plans ("Cadillac Tax"); Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; and opposition to the full or partial elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
William J. |
Johnson |
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Executive Director |
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Andrea |
Edmiston |
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Director of Governmental Affairs |
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
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program, including the COPS Hiring Program; Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Program; Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program; and Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program
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 |
William J. |
Johnson |
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Executive Director |
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Andrea |
Edmiston |
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Director of Governmental Affairs |
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
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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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