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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 601 ELMWOOD AVE. #706 |
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City | ROCHESTER |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 14642 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 301937-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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: JOSHUA FARRELMAN |
Date | 1/16/2021 7:31:50 AM |
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 ART
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Endowment for the Arts
COVID-19 relief for the arts
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 |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6074, P.L. 116-123 - FY2020 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act
H.R. 6201, P.L. 116-127 - FY2020 2nd Coronavirus Supplemental Appropriations Act, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
H.R. 748, S. 3548, P.L. 116-136 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act
HR 648, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
Fiscal year 2020 Coronavirus relief funding and economic stimulus
Fiscal Year 2021 budget and appropriations
P.L. 112-25 - Budget Control Act, Sequestration
P.L. 114-74 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
H.R. 7613, Fiscal Year 2021 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, National Nuclear Security Administration/Inertial Confinement Fusion Program, Office of Science, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
H.R. 7667, Fiscal Year 2021 - Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
H.R. 7617, Fiscal Year 2021 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Army Medical Research Technology, University Research, 6.1 Basic Research, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
H.R. 7612, Fiscal Year 2021 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
H.R. 7614, Fiscal Year 2021 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, National Institutes of Health, student aid, graduate education, international education, Title VII and Title VIII of Public Health Service Act, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute for Museum and Library Services
H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
H.R. 7308, S. 4286 - Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act (RISE Act)
COVID-19 funding and relief
P.L. 116-260, H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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 |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Copyright, patent, and trademark issues
Technology commercialization
P.L. 96-517, Bayh Dole Act (Patent and Trademark Act Amendments of 1980)
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 |
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Farrelman |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Higher Education Act Reauthorization
Student financial aid - Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal Work-Study, Perkins Loan, LEAP, TRIO and GEAR UP
Graduate education programs - Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program
Title VI International education programs - Fulbright-Hays program
National Endowment for the Humanities
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program
S. 976 - Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA)
H.R. 103 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Act
H.R. 4674 - College Affordability Act
H.R.7945, S.4396 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) 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 |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Nuclear Security Administration, Energy research, high energy density physics, inertial confinement fusion, DARPA-E, energy efficiency.
H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation 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 |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
COVID-19 relief
P.L. 111-148 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Health Information Technology
Health workforce shortage issues, Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, nursing, graduate nursing education, nursing-managed health clinics
Health wellness and prevention programs
Research tobacco, e-cigarettes and flavorings
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Related Disorders (LEND)
H.R. 728, S. 1399 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act
H.R.1058, S.427 - Autism CARES Act of 2019
H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act
S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act
H.R. 1058, S. 427 - House Autism CARES Act
H.R.2417 - HEADs UP Act
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act
S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act.
H.R. 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act
S. 2997 - Title VII Reauthorization Act
H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Medical Bills
S. 2433 - Investment in Tomorrows Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act
S. 4421 - Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) 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 |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Immigration Reform
H1B Visas
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Optional Practical Training
S.874 - Dream Act of 2019
H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
S.386 - Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act
May 29 Presidential Proclamation, Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the Peoples Republic of China
June 22 Presidential Proclamation, Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak
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 MAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program
Economic Development Administration
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 |
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures 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 |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
340B Drug Discount Program
H.R. 1763, S. 348 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act
Graduate Medical Education
Disproportionate Share Hospital payments
Childrens Health Insurance Program
Medicare Dependent Hospital Program (MDH)
Medicaid Low Volume Payments (LV)
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Extension
Inpatient Prospective Payment System
Outpatient Prospective Payment System
Bad debt/charity care
Hospital Outpatient Department payments
H.R. 2439, S. 2892 - Opioid Workforce Act
H.R. 1358 - Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019
S. 4160 - To maintain hospital 340B eligibility during the COVID-19 public health emergency
S. 4160, H.R. 7838 - 340B Pandemic Eligibility Waiver bill
CMS Accelerated and Advanced Payments
COVID-19 Relief
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 |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
University-based scientific research and development
DOE Office of Science Authorization
Public Access
Issues pertaining to artificial intelligence, machine learning, high energy density physics, laser technologies, and quantum science.
Planetary Defense / Near Earth Objects
P.L. 115-368 - National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018
H.R. 3038 - Securing American Science and Technology Act
S. 2133 - Secure American Research Act of 2019
H.R. 5685 - The Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act
HR 7308 - Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act
H.R. 6978, S.3832 - Endless Frontiers Act
America LEADS 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
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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
COVID-19 tax relief
Paid sick and Family Medical Leave Act tax credit
Tax-exempt bonds
P.L. 115-97 - H.R. 1, Tax Cut and Jobs Act
H.R. 4438 - Don't Tax Higher Education Act
H.R. 3300 - the Economic Mobility 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
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program
Paycheck Protection Program
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
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6395, S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA)
Issues pertaining to the National Nuclear Security Administration and Inertial Confinement Fusion, hypersonics, ultrafast, high power lasers, directed energy
Defense Science & Technology (S&T) Funding
National Defense Education Program
Defense Medical Scientific Research
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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Net Neutrality
S. 682, H.R.1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019
Issues related to telehealth and broadband access
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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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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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