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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1425 K STREET NW - SUITE 200 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005-3508 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27720-12
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6. House ID# 306020000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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: Katherine Beh Neas |
Date | 4/19/2017 2:27:26 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2017/2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; H Con Res 125: FY 2017 Budget Resolution; FY 2017 /2018 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations; FY 2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations; PL 114223: Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act; and PL 114254: Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, 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 |
Jennifer |
Dexter |
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Katherine |
Neas |
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Maynard |
Friesz |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
PL 101336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 110325: ADA Amendments Act of 2008; PL 108446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; PL 11184: Hate Crimes Prevention Act; PL 111-2: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Inclusive Design Act; ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2012; 49 USC 41705: Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA); and HR 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Natl Council on Disability, U.S. Access Board - Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
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 |
Jennifer |
Dexter |
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Katherine |
Neas |
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Maynard |
Friesz |
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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
PL 101476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 11495: Every Student Succeeds Act; HR 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017; and FY 2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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 |
Katherine |
Neas |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Treaty Doc. 1127: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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 |
Jennifer |
Dexter |
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Katherine |
Neas |
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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
PL 109442: Lifespan Respite Care Act; PL 109365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 111148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; PHS 42 USC 254C8: Healthy Start Reauthorization of 2007; PL 111192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act; PL 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act; HR 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017; S 253/HR 807: Medicaid Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017; and FY 2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations.
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), Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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 |
Jennifer |
Dexter |
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Katherine |
Neas |
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Maynard |
Friesz |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
PL 108173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; PL 111148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; PL 111152: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; PL 108203: Social Security Protection Act; and PL 79271: Social Security Act of 1935.
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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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 |
Jennifer |
Dexter |
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Katherine |
Neas |
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Maynard |
Friesz |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.: Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; PL 109365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 105220: Rehabilitation Act of 1973; PL 101336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 111192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act; PL 81393: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); PL 113128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; PL 114144: Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2015; PL 11511: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and FY 2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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 |
Maynard |
Friesz |
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Katherine |
Neas |
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Jennifer |
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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
PL 108173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; PL 111148: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; PL 113157: Autism CARES (Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support) Act of 2014; HR 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017; and FY 2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations.
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)
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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Dexter |
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Maynard |
Friesz |
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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
Regulation and Accountability of Nonprofits; PL 111192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act of 2009; PL 11225: Budget Control Act of 2011; PL 11296: Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act; PL 113295: ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Act as part of Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; PL 113295: Work Opportunity Tax Credit Extension as part of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; and PL 114113: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016.
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 |
Jennifer |
Dexter |
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Katherine |
Neas |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
PL 112141: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP21); PL 11494: FAST (Fixing America's Surface Transportation) Act; and FY 2017 /2018 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), 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 |
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Katherine |
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
PL 111163: Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act; PL 11256: 3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act; PL 112239: National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013; PL 11256: VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act; PL 113291: Disabled Military Child Protection Act of 2013; PL 10795 Section 5: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015; PL 113360: National Defense Authorization Act; PL 113146: Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014; PL 113175: Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014; S 544: A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes; HR 418: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans; HR 1005: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans; S 591/HR 1472: Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017; and FY 2017/2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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