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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | P.O. Box 741 |
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| City | Amherst |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 14226 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 309470-12
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6. House ID# 385690000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Michael De Dora |
Date | 1/30/2013 9:44:11 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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Formally wrote and urged our members to contact Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to end restrictions on emergency contraception and make the drug available over-the-counter. Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had previously announced that emergency contraception should be made accessible over-the-counter. The FDAs reasoning was based on more than decade of medical research that shows emergency contraception is both safe and effective enough for wider public use. This position is shared by respected medical associations and journals such as the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the New England Journal of Medicine. However, Sebelius exerted her authority and overruled the FDAs decision, a move that we believe cannot be justified by either science or reason.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Michael |
De Dora |
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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
The Center for Inquiry (CFI) and American Humanist Association (AHA) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service voicing shared concerns and disappointment regarding the agencys lack of action against churches which are blatantly violating laws that prohibit 501(c)(3) organizations from endorsing political candidates and parties. Our letter outlined several glaring instances of churches engaging in illegal partisan political activities-including reference to several petitions filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom From Religion Foundation-and posited that, by consequence of their behavior, churches have gained an unfair advantage in public policy debates over law-abiding 501(c)(3) groups such as CFI and AHA. We argued that there is no reason why churches should not be held accountable for their actions, and urged the IRS to immediately take steps to monitor partisan political activities by 501(c)(3) organizations, and faithfully apply the laws restricting such activities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Michael |
De Dora |
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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 REL
16. Specific lobbying issues
In concert with a recently launched social campaign called the Campaign for Free Expression -- which seeks to raise awareness of people persecuted for their views and speech regarding religion, and organize support for the position that laws restricting human thought and speech are unacceptable -- the Center for Inquiry (CFI) mobilized its members to write their elected officials in Congress to tell them to make the promotion of the right to freedom of expression an integral part of their legislative and political agenda.
In addition, we also shared with the State Departments Office of International Religious Freedom a 45-page collaborative report titled, 2012 Report on Discrimination against Atheists, Humanists, and the Nonreligious. This report contained information on laws used by governments around the world to restrict the right to freedom of expression, and cases of atheists, humanists, and the nonreligious being punished for speaking out on religion.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS)
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 |
Michael |
De Dora |
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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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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
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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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