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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 42020 Village Center Plaza |
Address2 | Suite 120-200 |
City | Stone Ridge |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20105 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Chantilly |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20152 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 91650-12
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6. House ID# 368070000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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: Greg Mitchell |
Date | 1/21/2020 8:51:22 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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
On behalf of 106 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts in support of the reauthorization of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). In the spirit of unity and as a concert of voices committed to advancing religious freedom around the world, we praise the Commissions vital role in supporting those who suffer for their beliefs, conscience, or religion. Since its founding, the Commission has produced robust reporting products, advocated for prisoners of conscience, and created various resources, such as prisoner lists, that continue to provide essential tools to civil society. This information is then used to advance the fundamental human right of religious freedom, which is a foreign policy priority of the United States as defined by Congress in the IRF Act of 1998. As a community of religious and nonreligious organizations, we celebrate the rich history of this Commission and their unwavering commitment to their mandate. This mandate in its current form is clearly defined in the IRF Act of 1998 and it empowers USCIRF to function effectively and in a clearly defined capacity to advance religious freedom around the world. Accomplishing this mandate is a critical component for the United States Foreign Policy apparatus as it advances US values and interest in the ever changing global and geopolitical context.
On behalf of 64 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts to urge the imposition of a no-fly zone and actions to stop Turkeys invasion of the Self-Administration of Northeastern Syria (SANES). Its people are Christians, Kurds, Yazidis, Arab Muslims, and other minorities. Kurds are aminority of the SANES population, although leaders on the battlefront. The proposed invasion zone includes key historic Syriac Christian towns and churches, all Kurdish majority towns, most of the SANES population, and key administrative and education centers. Letting Turkey invade sounds the death knell to the hopes of Christians, Yazidis, Kurds, and other minorities for religious freedom and equal rights in both Syria and in Iraq. It gravely undercuts the trust they placed in the United States. It undercuts our own trust that the U.S. is truly committed to international religious freedom and the survival of religious minorities in the Middle East.
On behalf of the 42 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts to urge the engagement of the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, to lift the six-week-long severe restrictions on the ordinary lives of the 7 million citizens of Kashmir, restore their freedom, and ensure the rule of law is in place.
On behalf of 55 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts to express our continuing concern about the religious freedom situation in Hungary and urge U.S. government leaders to raise this issue in private bilateral discussions with Hungarian officials. The Hungarian government should be urged to respect religious freedom for everyone, consistent with the 2017 Budapest Resolution, which included clear statements that condemn any action aimed at denying or curtailing the free exercising of basic human rights, with particular emphasis on violations of religious freedom; calls upon the worlds governments and international organizations to seek long-term solutions in order to end the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities, and to ensure the exercising of all human rights, including that of the free exercising of religion in accordance with Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and urges common action on behalf of the worlds governments and international organizations to end atrocities against Christians and other religious minorities, and to implement immediate and concrete measures in accordance with that goal.
On behalf of 28 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts to express our continuing concern about restrictions on religion in the Republic of Kazakhstan; and to urge U.S. government leaders to engage the Kazakh President and leaders of his government regarding the 2011 Religion Law and related amendments to the Criminal Code and Administrative Code, and urge them to amend the 2011 Religion Law and related articles in these Codes in order to bring them into conformity with international human rights standards, Kazakhstan's international commitments, and its own Constitution.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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