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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1608 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39358-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2024 |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Christopher Harrington |
Date | 4/22/2024 4:02:58 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3183, the Enhance Access to SNAP Act of 2023, or the EATS Act of 2023
H.R. 4368/S. 2131, FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research issues; veterinary medicine programs; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) research issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); NSF/USDA Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes; Artificial Intelligence research; other programs
FY 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for agriculture research and development programs; AFRI; NIFA programs; Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP); other programs; funding for agriculture and nutrition programs
Farm Bill reauthorization issues; Title VII Research, Extension, and Related Matters programs; agriculture research and development issues; cooperative extension and capacity grant issues; NIFA agriculture research programs; AFRI; AgARDA; USDA rural development issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; SNAP eligibility for college students; I-Corps for USDA; agriculture technology issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI); Artificial Intelligence research; agriculture infrastructure needs; other issues
National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN); funding issues
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 |
Phillip |
Harman |
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Christopher |
Harrington |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Annie |
Nguyen |
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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
H.R. 2670/S. 2226, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues
H.R. 4365/S. 2587, FY 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues
H.R. 4394/S. 2443, FY 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues
H.R. 7630/S. 3943, Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act; research and development issues
S. 2321, FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues
H.R. 2882, FY 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; science and research program funding issues, funding for Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI), agricultural research and infrastructure, funding for federal science agencies
H.R. 4368/S. 2131, FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; veterinary medicine programs; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); NSF/USDA AI Research Institutes; Artificial Intelligence research; Research and Development issues, other programs
H.R. 5894/S. 2624, FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERC), Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (AFF), and Total Worker Health (TWH) programs; research and development issues; funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
FY 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for agriculture programs; research and development issues
FY 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for federal science agencies; funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF)
FY 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues
FY 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for fusion research
FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; issues related to medical school clinical training needs in underserved communities; Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) physician training programs; funding for the National Institutes of Health ( NIH); funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); research and development issues
FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues
FY 2025 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, funding issues related to the Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI)
Science and research program funding issues
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 |
Christopher |
Harrington |
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Phillip |
Harman |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Kent |
Springfield |
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Annie |
Nguyen |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2670/S. 2226, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues
H.R. 4365/S. 2587, FY 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues
S. 2203, Atmospheric Rivers Reconnaissance, Observation and Warning Act; Research and Development issues
FY 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues; extramural research issues; research facilities issues
FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
Christine |
Castillo |
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Phillip |
Harman |
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Kathleen |
Ritzman |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4821, FY 2024 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Community project funding; arts and humanities funding
H.R. 5894/S. 2624 FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Community project funding; higher education accounts; subcommittee accounts
H.R. 5933/ S. 3362, The Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions Act or the DETERRENT Act; research and development issues
FY 2025 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Community project funding; arts and humanities funding
FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Community project funding; higher education accounts
FY 2025 higher education funding priorities
Higher Education Act reauthorization issues
Pell Grants and Federal Student Aid programs, funding issues
FAFSA Simplification Implementation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, White House Office
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 |
Crystal |
Martinez |
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Christopher |
Harrington |
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Carl |
Welliver |
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Phillip |
Harman |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4394/S. 2443, FY 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues
FY 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues
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 |
Christopher |
Harrington |
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Phillip |
Harman |
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2624, FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues
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 |
Christopher |
Harrington |
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Phillip |
Harman |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.5893/S. 2321, FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; Community project funding issues; artificial intelligence funding; research and development issues; National Science Foundation (NSF) funding; research program funding
FY 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; Community project funding; artificial intelligence funding; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research issues; funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF)
H.R. 5894/S. 2624, FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act; funding for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERC), Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (AFF), and Total Worker Health (TWH) programs; research and development issues; funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues
H.R. 4368/S. 2131, FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research issues; veterinary medicine programs; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) research issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); NSF/USDA Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes; Artificial Intelligence research; other programs
FY 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for agriculture programs; research and development issues
H.R. 4365/S. 2587, FY 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues
FY 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues
H.R. 4394/S. 2443, FY 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues
FY 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research
FY2025 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; climate and coastal observation research, research facilities
H.R. 2882, FY 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; science and research program funding issues
H.R. 2670/S. 2226, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act; extramural research; research facilities; research and development issues; earth observing research issues; research and development issues
FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research; research facilities issues
H.R. 6093, Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues
H.R. 7630/S. 3943, Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act (or the ANCHOR Act); research and development issues; research facilities related issues
H.R.2741, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023; climate and coastal observation research issues; earth observing research issues
H.R .4002, Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research Act; research and development issues
H.R. 6213, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act; research and development issues
H.R. 5077/S. 2714, Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 or the CREATE AI Act of 2023; research and development issues
S. 2203, Atmospheric Rivers Reconnaissance, Observation and Warning Act, or the ARROW Act; research and development issues; climate research; earth observing research issues
S.1303, Build America, Buy America Act (117th Congress); research facilities related issues
Water Resources Development Act related issues; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research issues
Science and research program funding issues
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) participation issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Energy - Dept of
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 |
Christine |
Castillo |
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Phillip |
Harman |
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Christopher |
Harrington |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Kathleen |
Ritzman |
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Carl |
Welliver |
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Annie |
Nguyen |
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Eric |
Anthony |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5894/ S. 2624, FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Community project funding; graduate medical education issues; support for funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); funding for ARPA-H; support for continuation of the AVIDD program
H.R.5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding issues; hospital outpatient department payment cuts
FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Community project funding; graduate medical education issues; support for funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); funding for ARPA-H; support for continuation of the AVIDD program
H.R.7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024
FY 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; trauma informed care for victims of violence related issues
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Proposed Rule, Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests (FDA-2023-N-2177, 88 FR 68006, Docket No. FDA-2023-N-2177)
SUSTAIN 340B Act, draft bill provisions
340B program hospital savings related issues; issues related to preserving the 340B program
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) related issues; advancing health equity, screening patients for social drivers of health
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) related issues; advancing health equity, screening patients for social drivers of health
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
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 |
Christopher |
Harrington |
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Kent |
Springfield |
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Eric |
Anthony |
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Carl |
Welliver |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2025 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; climate research, earth observing research
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Christine |
Castillo |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Technology transfer and commercialization issues; Bayh-Dole Act issues
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 |
Kamala |
Lyon |
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Christopher |
Harrington |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Education tax provisions; reinstatement of Advanced Refunding Bonds
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
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Christopher |
Harrington |
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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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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?
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