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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 201 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 33168-12
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6. House ID# 304140000
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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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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: Brenden McMahon, Associate Director, Government Relations |
Date | 1/19/2022 10:58:04 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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 333, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 663, Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 847, A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act; H.R. 5995, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6072, Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6489, To improve military family readiness.; H.R. 6573, Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020; H.R. 6574, PANORAMA Act of 2020; H.R. 6957, National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act; H.R. 6958, A bill to provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year. ; H.R. 7112, Military Spouse Career Education Act; H.R. 7176, Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; S. 21, A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 191, Burn Pits Accountability Act; S. 2297, A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020; S. 3979, TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; Exercise every measure within your authority to provide the Services with the guidance and resources needed to ensure care and support to every military member and family adversely affected by the Stop Movement Order; Urge bipartisan immigration solutions that strengthen our national security, enhance our military readiness, and support immigrant service members and their families; Request that Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper activate all members of the National Guard under Title 32 federal orders for COVID-19 support; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Remove the supervision requirement from Rule 1A:8. This requirement unnecessarily stigmatizes military spouse attorneys and prevents them from gaining meaningful employment while serving alongside their servicemember in Virginia; Provide the necessary resources and financial support needed to allow USPS to continue its essential role of delivering critical services during this national emergency; Extend Reserve and National Guard members past 90 days to ensure access to Post 9/11 GI Bill and early retirement credit benefits; Repeal of the requirement for those retiring from military service to wait 180 days before entering DoD civil service General Schedule (GS) positions for GS13 and below.; Click2Go Expansion during COVID-19 pandemic; Efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue investigations of United States service members and associated personnel for alleged war crimes related to Afghanistan.; Investing in Impact Aid during COVID-19 pandemic; Impact of COVID-19 on military commissaries; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Military Spouse Employment and Underemployment Report; MOAA Military Spouse Initiatives; Inclusion of FSA report language in FY2021 NDAA; Advocate for full government funding for FY2021; SCRA Protections for Activated National Guard Service Members; National Guard and Reserve Survivor Benefits; SCRA and Exception to Policy process; SCRA, Title 50 U.S.C. 3955 and Title 50 U.S.C. 3956; Gray-Area Reservists; MTF restructuring and medical billet cuts; Delay for Jan 2021 TRICARE Select Retiree enrollment fee; FSAs and premium conversions; TRICARE doula coverage.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, U.S. Marines, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Defense Commissary Agency, Vice President of the U.S., Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
Rene |
Campos |
CDR |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Dana |
Atkins |
LtGen |
President |
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Daniel |
Merry |
Col |
Vice President, Government Relations |
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James |
O'Brien |
Col |
Chief Operating Officer |
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Eryn |
Wagnon |
Mrs. |
Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Caitlin |
Hamon |
Ms. |
Associate Director, Government Relations |
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Cory |
Titus |
Mr. |
Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Mark |
Belinsky |
LTC |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Karen |
Ruedisueli |
Mrs |
Dir., Government Relations |
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 566, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 2094, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3224, Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3932, Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act; H.R. 4771, VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act; H.R. 5610, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 5697, Veterans Acute Crisis Care for Emergent Suicide Symptoms (ACCESS) Act of 2020; H.R. 5761, AUTO for Veterans Act; H.R. 5957, K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020; H.R. 6125, Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Act of 2020; H.R. 6493, Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act; H.R. 6590, To defer action regarding certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a period of time including the COVID-19 emergency period.; H.R. 6591, To ensure that veterans receive timely and effective health care under the Veterans Community Care Program and Veterans Care Agreements during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act; H.R. 6845, No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act; H.R. 6997, Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act; H.R. 7003, Work for Warriors Act of 2020; H.R. 7111, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; H.R. 7443, To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide the representative of record of a claimant for compensation or benefits administered by the Secretary an opportunity to review a proposed determination regarding that claim.; S. 332, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 785, Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act; S. 1023, Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act; S. 1034, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; S. 1047, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2216, A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 2950, Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019; S. 3444, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020; S. 3761, Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020; S. 3812, WWII Veterans Hospital and Medical Eligibility Act; S. 3899, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; HJRes. 76, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".; P.L. 116-23, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019; P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Provide automatic payments to the very low-income seniors and persons with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income as well as low-income veterans who receive benefits from the Veterans Administration; Identify and electronically pay Recovery Rebates to recipients of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits who do not file federal tax returns and are eligible for these payments; Ask that VA immediately suspend the unilateral decision to eliminate VSO review and allow for a more robust discussion with VSO partners before making such a significant change; Enforcing 38 U.S.C. 3696, which is critical in stopping harm to veterans and military-connected students, protecting the GI Bill from fraud, and sending a deterrent message to other potential violators of federal law; Maintain the policy of permitting accredited service officers from Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) to review claims decisions for accuracy during the 48-hour period preceding final promulgation; Veterans Travel Reimbursement Rates.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army - Dept of (Other), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, President of the U.S., Treasury - Dept of, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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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Campos |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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Dana |
Atkins |
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President |
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Daniel |
Merry |
Col |
Vice President, Government Relations |
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James |
O'Brien |
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Chief Operating Officer |
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Eryn |
Wagnon |
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Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Caitlin |
Hamon |
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Associate Director, Government Relations |
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Cory |
Titus |
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Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Mark |
Belinsky |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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Karen |
Ruedisueli |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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
H.R. 413, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard, and for other purposes.; H.R. 5876, Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2020; S. 1802, Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2019; Amend Section 403(k), Title 37 of the United States Code to exclude the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) from being counted as income when calculating eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other federal nutrition assistance benefits.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Natl Guard, Navy - Dept of, Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Atkins |
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O'Brien |
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Chief Operating Officer |
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Daniel |
Merry |
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Rene |
Campos |
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Senior Dir., Government Relations |
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Eryn |
Wagnon |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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Cory |
Titus |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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Hamon |
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Mark |
Belinsky |
LTC |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Karen |
Ruedisueli |
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Dir., Government Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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