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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 2101 Webster St, Suite 1300 |
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City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 94612 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35274-12
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6. House ID# 324660000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2023 |
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: David Thack |
Date | 10/20/2023 1:28:44 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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE:
H.R. 1: Lower Energy Costs Act (Oppose)
H.R. 1130: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 (Oppose)
H.R. 4388: Ban Fossil Fuel Exports Act (Support)
H.R. 5075: Ethics in Energy Act (Support)
SENATE:
S.1707: Ban Fossil Fuel Exports Act (Support)
NOT YET INTRODUCED:
NYI: TRACE Act (Watching)
NYI: Future Generation Protection Act (reintroduction) (Support)
NYI: Senate Ethics in Energy (Support)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Melinda |
Pierce |
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Patrick |
Drupp |
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Athan |
Manuel |
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Harry |
Manin |
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-Policy Advisor for Climate Justice and Equity at House
Committee on Oversight and Reform
-Professional Staff Member at House Committee on Oversight
and Reform |
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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE:
H.J. Res 27: CRA disapproving the WOTUS rule (Oppose)
H.R. 188: Proven Forests Management Act of 2022 (Oppose)
H.R. 200: FIR Act (Oppose)
H.R. 2415: Springfield Race Riot Act (Support)
H.R. 2773: Recovering America's Wildlife Act (Support)
H.R. 2989: Save Our Sequoias Act (Oppose)
H.R. 3522: FIRESHEDS Act (Oppose)
H.R. 3853: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023 (Support)
H.R. 4228: FORESTS Act (Oppose)
H.R. 8262: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (Support)
H.R. 934: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes (Oppose)
H.R.1527: Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (Support)
H.R.1705: A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice For All Act (Support)
H.R.5413: Outdoors for All Act (Support)
SENATE:
S. 1538: Living Schoolyards Act of 2023 (Support)
S. 1540: A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes (Oppose)
S. 1831: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023 (Support)
S. 1871: Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act (Support)
S. 2372: Recovering America's Wildlife Act (Support)
S. 2867: Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 (Oppose)
S. 2991: ARCS Act (Oppose)
S. 384: Springfield Race Riot Act (Support)
S. 4686: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (Neutral)
S. 784: Environmental Justice in Recreational Permitting (Support)
S. 808: Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 (Oppose)
S. 873:Americas Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023 (Support)
NOT YET INTRODUCED:
NYI: Transparency in Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Act (Support)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Melinda |
Pierce |
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Athan |
Manuel |
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Patrick |
Drupp |
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Harry |
Manin |
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-Policy Advisor for Climate Justice and Equity at House Committee on Oversight and Reform -Professional Staff Member at House Committee on Oversight and Reform |
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE:
H.J. Res 82: Deeming the Equal Rights Amendment Ratified (Support)
H.R. 4366: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs FY2024 Appropriations bill (Oppose)
H.R. 4821: Interior and Environment Appropriations (Oppose)
H.R. 5760: Climate Resilience Workforce Act (Support)
SENATE:
S. 2286: Streamlining Federal Grants Act (Support)
S. Amdt 1092: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, Agriculture and Military Construction, VA approps minibus (Neutral)
Senate Nominations: executive nominations (EPA,TVA,OIRA)(Support)
NOT YET INTRODUCED:
NYI: Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations (Watching)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Melinda |
Pierce |
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Patrick |
Drupp |
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Athan |
Manuel |
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Harry |
Manin |
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-Policy Advisor for Climate Justice and Equity at House Committee on Oversight and Reform -Professional Staff Member at House Committee on Oversight and Reform |
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Xavier |
Boatright |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE:
H.R. 1786: GROW Act (Support)
H.R.1249: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (Support)
H.R.5014: Employing Veterans to Feed America Act (Support)
SENATE:
S. 1380: Neighborhood Tree Act of 2023 (Support)
S.557: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (Support)
NOT YET INTRODUCED:
NYI: Farm Bill (Support)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Athan |
Manuel |
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Patrick |
Drupp |
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Harry |
Manin |
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-Policy Advisor for Climate Justice and Equity at House Committee on Oversight and Reform -Professional Staff Member at House Committee on Oversight and Reform |
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE:
H.R. 1435: The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act (Oppose)
H.R. 1435: "The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act" (Oppose)
H.R. 3092: Transit to Trails Act (Support)
H.R. 4468: The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023 (Oppose)
SENATE:
S. 1440: Transit to Trails Act (Support)
NOT YET INTRODUCED:
NYI: Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act (Oppose)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Patrick |
Drupp |
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Melinda |
Pierce |
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Athan |
Manuel |
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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
HOUSE:
H.J. Res 69: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards". (Oppose)
H.J. Res 69: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards". (Oppose)
H.R. 2784: No Child Left Inside Act of 2023 (Support)
H.R. 2945: Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023 (Support)
H.R. 4296: WRAP Act (Support)
H.R. 5153: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities (Neutral)
SENATE:
S. 1239: No Child Left Inside Act of 2023 (Support)
S. 1379: Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023 (Support)
S. 1863: PROVE IT Act (Neutral)
S. J. Res 31: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" (Oppose)
NOT YET INTRODUCED:
NYI: PROVE IT Act (Neutral)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Patrick |
Drupp |
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Melinda |
Pierce |
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Athan |
Manuel |
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Harry |
Manin |
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-Policy Advisor for Climate Justice and Equity at House Committee on Oversight and Reform -Professional Staff Member at House Committee on Oversight and Reform |
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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE:
H.R.4394 : Energy and Water Approps (Oppose)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Patrick |
Drupp |
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Harry |
Manin |
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-Policy Advisor for Climate Justice and Equity at House Committee on Oversight and Reform -Professional Staff Member at House Committee on Oversight and Reform |
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Melinda |
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Xavier |
Boatright |
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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 MAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
NOT YET INTRODUCED:
NYI: Concrete Innovation Act of 2023 (Neutral)
NYI: Domestic Steel Decarbonization Bill (Neutral)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Harry |
Manin |
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-Policy Advisor for Climate Justice and Equity at House Committee on Oversight and Reform -Professional Staff Member at House Committee on Oversight and Reform |
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
NOT YET INTRODUCED:
NYI: US-China Climate Leadership Act of 2023 (Neutral)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Harry |
Manin |
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-Policy Advisor for Climate Justice and Equity at House Committee on Oversight and Reform -Professional Staff Member at House Committee on Oversight and Reform |
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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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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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