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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 2345 Crystal Drive |
Address2 | Suite 800 |
City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22202-4801 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 15097-12
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6. House ID# 304020000
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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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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: Jennifer Hatcher |
Date | 7/22/2024 4:59:30 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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to food industry workforce, workforce shortage, registered apprenticeship programs, second chance hiring, asylum seekers/refugees
NLRA policies
Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO Act) - H.R. 20/S. 567
Wage and Hour policies
Employee non-compete clauses
S. 1664 - Healthy Families
S. 728 - Paycheck Fairness
Joint employer, S.J.Res. 49/H.J.Res. 98
H.R. 7367 - Overtime Pay Flexibility Act
Independent contractor, S.J. Res. 63/H.J.Res. 116
OSHA policies
Warehouse Worker Protection Act, S. 4260/H.R. 8639
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Small Business Administration (SBA)
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 |
Jennifer |
Hatcher |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr.
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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 MON
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the retail payments market, swipe fee reform, the Credit Card Competition Act - S. 1838/H.R. 3881
Regulation II - debit routing and debit regulated rate
Issues related to coin circulation
Secure Payments Act - H.R. 7531/S. 4570
Issues related to debit asset threshold, H.R. 6398/H.R. 8337
FAA reauthorization amendments, H.R. 3935
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Reserve System
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 |
Jennifer |
Hatcher |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the food industry supply chain
Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act - H.R. 471
H.R. 3372 - gross vehicle weights
H.R. 2367/S. 1034 - truck parking
H.R. 3013 - CDL reform
H.R. 3408 - younger drivers
Issues related to port labor negotiations
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 |
Jennifer |
Hatcher |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1421 - COOL Online Act
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023 - S. 140, H.R. 895
Data Privacy Act of 2023 - H.R. 1165
Issues related to data privacy and security
American Privacy Rights Act, H.R. 8818
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 |
Jennifer |
Hatcher |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
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Andrew |
Harig |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to Farm Bill policies and programs, including GusNIP
EBT Processing Fees; Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act, H.R. 4103/S. 2449
Issues related to SNAP EBT modernization
Issues relating to SNAP Choice and SNAP restrictions
White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Issues related to Child Nutrition Reauthorization and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program or Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Issues related to operations of federal feeding programs such as SNAP, WIC and Summer EBT
Efforts to address hunger, including food donations
Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act, S. 3893/H.R. 7585
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Jennifer |
Hatcher |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
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Andrew |
Harig |
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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
H.R. 6833 - Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
H.R. 3665 - Defending American Jobs & Investment Act
H.R. 3937 - Small Business Jobs Act (Sec. 5 - Expensing for Depreciable Assets)
S. 1706 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act
Implementation of the Employee Retention Tax Credit
S.1108 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023
Tax Extenders (including bonus depreciation)
Earned income tax credit, workforce incentives
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 |
Jennifer |
Hatcher |
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Andrew |
Harig |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to pharmacy benefit manager practices and employer-sponsored health care/ERISA, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare
The expansion of employer-sponsored health plans to cover telehealth services
H.R. 6407/S. 3297, Medical Nutrition Therapy Act
H.R. 1843/S. 1001, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023
Issues related to taxing employer-sponsored health care coverage
H.R. 8599, the Oral Health Products Inclusion Act
H.R. 4794, the Dietary Supplements Access 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 |
Jennifer |
Hatcher |
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Peter |
Matz |
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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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform
Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR) Reform
Pharmacy Reimbursement and Scope of Practice
Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act, S. 2973
Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, H.R. 5378
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023, S. 127
Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act, H.R.1613/S. 1038
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, H.R. 1770/S. 2477
S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act
PBM reform related to FTC investigation into PBM practices
PBM reform related to Tricare and pharmacy access
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Jennifer |
Hatcher |
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Peter |
Matz |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 7563 - Food Traceability Enhancement Act
Food safety issues related to naturally occurring contaminants
H.R. 3159 / S. 1484 - Food Date Labeling Act of 2023
Food safety policies and regulations, including food traceability rule
Issues related to food prices and inflation
FY25 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - SNAP pilot program, language related to FDAs traceability final rule
Issues related to Farm Bill policies and programs
H.R.9027 / S. 4690 - FY25 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
S. 4303, Baby Food Safety Act of 2024
H.R. 8385, S. 4728, Baby Food Safety Act of 2024
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Jennifer |
Hatcher |
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Andrew |
Harig |
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Peter |
Matz |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues and legislation relating to food loss and waste
Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics
S. 177 / H.R. 652 - Zero Food Waste Act
S. 179 / H.R. 651 - COMPOST Act
Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance Recommendations - with a focus on food waste
Recycling and Composting Accountability Act
Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulatory Reform Issues
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
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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
Antidumping issues related to tin mill steel
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
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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