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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 101 Constitution Avenue, NW |
Address2 | Suite 400 West |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Richmond |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 23226 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 31406-12
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6. House ID# 317050000
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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 |
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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. | ||||||||
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: Todd Walker |
Date | 10/21/2024 5:43:13 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
HR 8752 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025; including tobacco product standards and enforcement efforts related to illegal e-cigarettes and other unauthorized tobacco products
HR 9026/S 4795 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025: provisions related to enforcement efforts related to illegal e-cigarettes and other unauthorized tobacco products
HR 9027/S 4690 Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2025; Section 733, provisions related to regulation of tobacco, including tobacco product standards and enforcement efforts related to illegal e-cigarettes and other unauthorized tobacco products
HR 9029/S 4942 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025: provisions related to regulation of tobacco, including tobacco product standards and enforcement efforts related to illegal e-cigarettes and other unauthorized tobacco products
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 |
Angela |
Arboleda |
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Cindy |
Hayden |
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John |
Hoel |
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Jennifer |
Kane |
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John |
Mason |
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Phil |
Park |
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Jilian |
Souza |
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Todd |
Walker |
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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
HJRes 59 and SJRes 25 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States"
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 |
John |
Hoel |
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Phil |
Park |
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Jilian |
Souza |
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Todd |
Walker |
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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
Discussions concerning draft legislation to amend corporate tax rates
Discussions concerning draft legislation on dividend tax rates
Discussions regarding federal excise taxes on tobacco products
Discussions concerning amendments to Section 958(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
Discussions concerning the full expensing of capital expenditures per the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
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 |
Angela |
Arboleda |
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Cindy |
Hayden |
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John |
Hoel |
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Jennifer |
Kane |
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John |
Mason |
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Phil |
Park |
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Jilian |
Souza |
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Todd |
Walker |
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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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 901 Disposable ENDS Product Enforcement Act of 2023; all provisions of the bill
HJRes 99 To amend the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act to exempt the premium cigar industry from certain regulations; all provisions of the bill
H. Res. 979 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public health authorities and tobacco control advocates should encourage American innovation and embrace harm reduction as part of the comprehensive United States approach to tobacco control
HR 1486 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2023; all provisions of the bill
HR 8070/ S 4638 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; Section 1704, provisions related to enforcement efforts regarding illicit e-cigarettes and other unauthorized tobacco products
HR 9425 Tobacco User Fee Modernization Act of 2024; all provisions of the bill
S 464 No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads Act; all provisions of the bill
ANPRM for Docket No. FDA-2017-N-6189
Implementation of P.L. 111-31 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Implementation of P.L. 117-103 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022; provisions related to providing FDA authority to regulate products containing synthetic nicotine
Discussions related to tobacco harm reduction
Discussions concerning proposals to ban characterizing flavors in tobacco products
FDA-2021-N-1309, Proposed Rule regarding Tobacco Product Standard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars
FDA-2021-N-1349, Proposed Rule regarding Tobacco Product Standard for Menthol in Cigarettes
Discussions regarding the FDAs need to urgently implement a compliance and enforcement plan to address and prohibit the importation and sale of illicit flavored, disposable electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products
Discussions concerning nicotine analogue products and FDAs regulatory authority over such products
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Angela |
Arboleda |
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Cindy |
Hayden |
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John |
Hoel |
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Jennifer |
Kane |
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John |
Mason |
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Phil |
Park |
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Jilian |
Souza |
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Todd |
Walker |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 7979 End China's De Minimis Abuse Act; all provisions of the bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Cindy |
Hayden |
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Phil |
Park |
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Todd |
Walker |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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)
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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
27. Add the following 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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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) |