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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 | 201 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 33168-12
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6. House ID# 304140000
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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: Daniel Merry |
Date | 10/15/2020 10:58:00 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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 333 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 847 - A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406 - A bill to amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 to make certain changes to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's commissioned officer corps, and for other purposes.; H.R. 3467 - Remove the Stain Act; H.R. 4654 - American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2000; H.R. 5002 - United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act; H.R. 5995 - Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6961 - To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.; H.R. 7027 - Child Care Is Essential Act; H.R. 7176 - Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; H.R. 7617 - Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 8104 - Vote By Mail Stamp Act; H.R. 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; S. 21 - A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 1715 - Gold Star Families Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019; S. 2297 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2726 - Help America Run Act; S. 2981 - A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3396 - A bill to authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.; S. 3979 - TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 4608 - Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2020; S. 4746 - Transgender Military Service Reporting Act of 2019; Proposed closure of Star and Stripes Newspaper; TRICARE Select enrollment fee grace period; Proposed cuts to USUHS; Military child care during COVID-19; Military Health System reform; Arlington National Cemetery; Impact Aid during COVID-19; COVID-19 Impact on military commissaries and exchanges; Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act; Military servicemembers and their families to serve as poll workers; TRICARE Select enrollment fee implementation; TRS for federal employees; Pharmacy step therapy; TRICARE pharmacy copays; TRICARE Tier 4.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, U.S. Marines, Defense Commissary Agency, Vice President of the U.S., Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense Department Field Activities, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
Rene |
Campos |
CDR |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Dana |
Atkins |
LtGen |
President |
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Daniel |
Merry |
Col |
Vice President, Government Relations |
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James |
O'Brien |
Col |
Chief Operating Officer |
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Eryn |
Wagnon |
Mrs. |
Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Cory |
Titus |
Mr. |
Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Mark |
Belinsky |
LTC |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Karen |
Ruedisueli |
Mrs |
Dir., Government Relations |
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1199 - VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019; H.R. 1527 - Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act; H.R. 2056 - To recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2094 - CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3224 - Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3788 - VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3798 - Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; H.R. 3826 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 5245 - SHIELD for Veterans Act; H.R. 5610 - Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 566 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 5697 - Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2020; H.R. 6092 - Veteran's Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act; H.R. 6528 - VA RAISES Act; H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act; H.R. 6933 - Caring for Survivors Act of 2020; H.R. 7111 - Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; H.R. 7441 - Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020; H.R. 7469 - Modernizing Veterans' Healthcare Eligibility Act;
H.R. 7504 - VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act of 2020; H.R. 7541 - VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2020; H.R. 7608 - State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 7609 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 7747 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 7784 - VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act;
H.R. 7795 - Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020; H.R. 7879 - VA Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 7888 - REACH VET reporting Act; H.R. 7964 - Peer Support for Veteran Families Act; H.R. 8033 - Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act; H.R. 8068 - American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act; H.R. 8084 - Lethal Means Safety Training Act; H.R. 8130 - VA Peer Specialists Act; H.R. 8144 - VA Mental Health Staffing Act; H.R. 8145 - To provide for a staffing improvement plan and occupational series for licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 8237 - Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act; H.R. 8247 - Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment (COMPACT) Act; H.R. 8319 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 8412 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish goals for the timely delivery of medical and appointments, to make publicly available certain information regarding wait times under the community care program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 8427 - To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes.; S. 332 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 514 - Deborah Sampson Act; S. 785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019; S. 1034 - CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; S. 1047 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2216 - A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 3444 - Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020; S. 3587 - Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019; S. 3613 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen existing benefits for certain descendants of veterans exposed to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.; S. 3899 - Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; S. 4124 - Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020; S. 4393 - TEAM Act of 2020; S. 4572 - Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020; S. 4594 - Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020; ANS for Veterans ACCESS; Addition of four presumptives for Agent Orange exposure.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army - Dept of (Other), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, President of the U.S.
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 |
Rene |
Campos |
CDR |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Dana |
Atkins |
LtGen |
President |
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Daniel |
Merry |
Col |
Vice President, Government Relations |
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James |
O'Brien |
Col |
Chief Operating Officer |
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Eryn |
Wagnon |
Mrs. |
Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Cory |
Titus |
Mr. |
Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Mark |
Belinsky |
LTC |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Karen |
Ruedisueli |
Mrs |
Dir., Government Relations |
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. 413 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard, and for other purposes.; H.R. 7927 - Military Spouses Retirement Security Act; H.R. 8036 - Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2020; S. 4173 - Military Spouses Retirement Security Act; COVID-19 payroll tax deferral impact on uniformed services personnel and families WOTC and FSA for Military Spouses.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Natl Guard, Navy - Dept of, Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense Commissary Agency
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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Atkins |
LtGen |
CEO |
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O'Brien |
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Chief Operating Officer |
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Dan |
Merry |
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Vice President, Government Relations |
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Rene |
Campos |
Cdr |
Senior Dir., Government Relations |
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Eryn |
Wagnon |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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Cory |
Titus |
Mr. |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Mark |
Belinsky |
LTC |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Karen |
Ruedisueli |
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Dir., Government Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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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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