LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

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

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

-Issues related to corporate tax policy -Policy proposals related to anti-trust and competition -Regulations related to 920 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act -HR3881/S1838 Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 -American Data Privacy and Protection Act -HR895/S140 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023 -S139 Organized Retail Crime Center Authorization Act of 2023 -S1421 Country of Origin Labeling Online Act -Policy related to labor, payments, surface transportation, ports, supply chain policies, health care, retailers and sourcing -Implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act(PL117-328), Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022(PL117-146), Inflation Act of 2022(PL117-169) -China Oversight Competition

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. 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?
No Yes