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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 07/01/2018 |
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| 2. House Identification | 44468 |
Senate Identification | 401105330 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | SWEENEY & ASSOCIATES |
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| Address | 1 Stratford Drive |
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| City | Clifton Park |
State | NY |
Zip | 12065 |
Country | USA |
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| Contact | Mr. John Sweeney |
Telephone | 5182813994 |
john@johnsweeney.org |
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | Nord Stream 2 AG (through Roberti Global) |
| Address | 900 G Street NW, Suite 301 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
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LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Issues related to the U.S. position toward the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, including potential financial sanctions affecting the project.
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. |
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Nord Stream 2 AG |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. |
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16 Nametkina Street, V-420, GSP-7 |
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Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom (50% of NS2 operating budget) |
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
15. 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?
| Signature | Digitally Signed By: John Sweeney |
Date | 8/9/2019 11:22:04 AM |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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Uniper SE (debtholder, 10% of NS2 operating budget) |
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Wintershall Holding Gmbh (debtholder, 10% of NS2 operating budget) |
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