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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
CGCN GROUP, LLC

2. Address

Address1
1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600
 Address2
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City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20005
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Steve Clark
​2026280028
​lauren@cgcn.com
5. Senate ID#
​76992-1002261
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​Electronic Payments Coalition
6. House ID#
​361180036
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2024
 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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
​90,000.00
$5,000 or more $
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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.
Method A. 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: Mike Nielsen
 Date
10/20/2024 11:06:21 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 BAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 118-83 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, all provisions related to credit card interchange.
Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 118-47 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, Division B - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for 2025; all provisions related to credit card interchange.
HR 8773 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for 2025, all provisions related to credit card interchange.
S 5272 Protect Your Points Act, all provisions.
HR 8467 Food, Farm and National Security Act of 2024, all provisions related to credit card interchange, SNAP and EBT.
HR 3881 / S 1838 Credit Card Competition Act,all provisions.
HR 8070 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2025, all provisions related to electronic payments.
Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 118-63 Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 2024, all provisions related to credit card interchange.
Issues pertaining to MDL-1720 multi-district antitrust litigation.
HR 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century, all provisions related to credit card interchange.
S 2190 RECOUP Act of 2023, all provisions related to credit card interchange.
S 2860 SAFER Banking Act, all provisions related to credit card interchange.
HR 3021 Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act, all provisions.
Issues pertaining to the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (no bill number), all provisions relating to interchange and increased requirements placed on payments processors.
Issues pertaining to Federal Reserve Regulation II, all provisions related to modifying debit and interchange fees and routing requirements.
Issues pertaining to Buy Now Pay Later Programs.
Issues pertaining to the Payment Card Industrys standards-setting.
Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to electronic payment of federal taxes.
Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to data security.
Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions relating to interchange.
Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions relating to the provisions in Title X-Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange.
Issues pertaining to antitrust legislation relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation.
Issues pertaining to Real Time Payments.

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
Sam
Geduldig
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Mike
Nielsen
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John
Stipicevic
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Scott
Riplinger
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Martha
Miller
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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Zip Code
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
1
​Tim
​Pataki
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5
​Amber
​Kirchhoefer
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2
​Steve
​Clark
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6
​Jill
​Hamaker
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3
​Jay
​Cranford
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7
​Susan
​Griffiths
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4
​Alex
​Renjel
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8
​Gary
​Lytle
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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

1 3 5
2 4 6

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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)