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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1400 I STREET, NW, #1200 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27401-12
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6. House ID# 336830000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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: Matthew L. Myers |
Date | 4/20/2020 5:22:27 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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbying Report: January 1 - March 31, 2020
Legislation
H.R. 748 CARES Act (Lobbying related to public health funding)
H.R. 1854 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to opposing exemption of cigars from FDA oversight)
S. 9 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to opposing exemption of cigars from FDA oversight)
Senate FY 2021 Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and protecting FDAs authority to oversee all tobacco products)
House FY 2021 Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and protecting FDAs authority to oversee all tobacco products)
Senate FY 2021 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
House FY 2021 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Senate FY 2021 Appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
House FY 2021 Appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
H.R. 2111 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act (Lobbying activities related to authorizing $100 million in additional funding for the Centers for Disease Control per year for five years to address the youth e-cigarette epidemic)
S. 1048 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act (Lobbying activities related to authorizing $100 million in additional funding for the Centers for Disease Control per year for five years to address the youth e-cigarette epidemic)
H.R. 1498 Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (Lobbying activities related to curbing the use of flavors in tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes and cigars)
S. 655 Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (Lobbying activities related to curbing the use of flavors in tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes and cigars)
H.R. 293 Youth Vaping Prevention Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill)
H.R. 2339 Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill)
S. 3174 Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020 (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill)
H.R. 3700 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes
S. 1253 Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act (Lobbying activities related to applying requirements relating to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems)
H.R. 4019 Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill)
S. 2463 E-Cigarette Tax Parity Act (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill)
S. 2517 Tobacco Tax Equity Act (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill)
H.R. 4425 Quell Underage Inhaling of Toxic Substances Act (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill)
H.R. 4249 Stop Vaping Ads Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill)
H.R. 4624 Ending Nicotine Dependence from Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Act of 2019
H.R. 4742 Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019
H.R. 5022 NO VAPE Act of 2019
H.R. 5005 Preventing Vape Use Act
H.R. 5482 Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers (PREVENT Act)
S. 3096 Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers (PREVENT Act)
S. 3223 Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act
H.R. 5721 Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act
H.R. 4635 Guam Cigarette Tax Enforcement Act
H.R. 5886 Vaping Prevention on College Campuses Act
H.R. 5963 E-Cigarette Oversight and Accountability Act of 2020
S. 3263 Brake Free from Plastic Pollution Act (Lobbying activities related to provision requiring report on cigarette filters and e-cigarettes)
S. 3344 Saving Americas Future by Educating Kids Act (Lobbying activities related to provision regarding educating youth about e-cigarette and other tobacco use)
Issues
Prevention and Public Health Fund (Lobbying activities related to preserving the Fund)
Tobaccos role in health disparities
FDA regulation of tobacco products
Flavored tobacco products
E-Cigarettes
E-Cigarette Marketing
Preventing tobacco use by kids
Tobacco control legislation and oversight in general
Tobacco taxes
Online sales of tobacco products
Contraband tobacco
Misleading social media marketing by tobacco companies
Nicotine regulation
FDA tobacco user fees
Funding for CDC Office on Smoking and Health in general
FDA flavored e-cigarettes policy
Global health funding
Public health funding and COVID-19 response
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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 |
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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)
Internet Address: https://tobaccofreeaction.org/
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Tobacco Free-Kids Action Fund |
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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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