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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 510 Walnut Street |
Address2 | Suite 1250 |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Zip Code | 19106 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400894611-12
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6. House ID# 419870001
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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: Joseph Cohn |
Date | 10/19/2018 5:00:31 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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
FIRE testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on the topic of free speech on college campuses. We provided written and verbal testimony. FIRE also participated in an event at the Department of Justice focussing on free speech on campus.
FIRE met with members of Congress to discuss free speech on campus, freedom of association on campus, and due process on campus. The meetings included discussion of FIRE's support for the FREE Act (S. 2394) and our opposition to the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act (S. 2940, H.R. 5924). FIRE also had a meeting with members of Congress at the Library of Congress to discuss FIRE President Greg Lukianoff and NYU Professor Jonathan Haidt's book, the Coddling of the American Mind.
FIRE met with the officials at the Department of Education to discuss free speech on campus. The conversation also covered support for the Supreme Court's definition of peer-on-peer harassment set forth in Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, 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 |
Joseph |
Cohn |
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Legislative and Policy Director |
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Tyler |
Coward |
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Legislative Counsel |
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
FIRE testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on the topic of free speech on college campuses. We provided written and verbal testimony. FIRE also participated in an event at the Department of Justice focussing on free speech on campus.
FIRE met with members of Congress to discuss free speech on campus, freedom of association on campus, and due process on campus. The meetings included discussion of FIRE's support for the FREE Act (S. 2394) and our opposition to the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act (S. 2940, H.R. 5924). FIRE also had a meeting with members of Congress at the Library of Congress to discuss FIRE President Greg Lukianoff and NYU Professor Jonathan Haidt's book, the Coddling of the American Mind.
FIRE met with the officials at the Department of Education to discuss free speech on campus. The conversation also covered support for the Supreme Court's definition of peer-on-peer harassment set forth in Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, 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 |
Joseph |
Cohn |
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Legislative and Policy Director |
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Tyler |
Coward |
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Legislative Counsel |
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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2 | 4 | 6 |