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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 | PO Box 51196 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20091 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401103180-12
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6. House ID# 424790000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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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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: Peter Ambler |
Date | 4/19/2022 1:06:18 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
NICS;
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP);
NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP);
FBI;
ATF;
National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN);
Ending Childhood/Children Exposed to Violence Initiative;
Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods);
Community Policing Development Program;
Community Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) Program;
Office on Violence Against Women;
National Institute of Justice;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
National Institutes of Health;
National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS);
Minority Youth Violence Prevention Program (MYVP);
Hospital-based violence intervention programs;
United States Crime Victims Fund;
Firearm trafficking;
National Firearms Act;
Extreme risk protection orders;
National Data Exchange System (N-DEx);
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program;
Criminal Justice Response Program/Grants to Encourage Arrest and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program;
Paycheck Protection Program;
STOP Grants;
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS);
VOCA Assistance Grants;
VOCA Compensation Issues;
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP);
National Child Traumatic Stress Network;
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH);
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention;
ReCAST grants;
Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants (SSAE);
Gun licensing programs;
Firearms exports licenses;
Community violence intervention programs, including hospital-based intervention programs;
H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act;
S. 3042, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2022;
S. 3062, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Lindsay |
Nichols |
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Adzi |
Vokhiwa |
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Kevin |
O'Keefe |
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Rukmani |
Bhatia |
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Yasmin |
Braithwaite |
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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 FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Background checks;
Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System;
Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms;
Trafficking of firearms;
National Firearms Act;
Interstate transport of firearms;
Semiautomatic firearms;
Firearm tracing;
Firearm permitting;
Lost and stolen firearms;
Violence Against Women Act;
Gun dealer regulation;
Essential operations of firearms dealers and manufacturers;
An interagency task force on gun violence prevention;
Guns in the hands of law enforcement;
Recordkeeping;
Data sharing;
Safe storage;
Point of contact states;
Office of Victims of Crime;
Policing;
H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021;
H.R. 1769, NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021;
S. 675, NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021;
H.R. 1620, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021;
S. 763, Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act;
S. 974, Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act;
H.R. 3480, Extreme Risk Protection Order Act;
S. 1819, Extreme Risk Protection Order Act;
S. 2169, Lori Jackson - Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act;
H.R. 2971, Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act;
H.R. 2377, Federal Extreme Risk Protection Act;
S. 878, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act;
S. 2275, Break the Cycle of Violence Act;
H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act;
H.R. 130, Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act;
H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
S. 2169, Lori Jackson - Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act;
H.R. 5465, To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises;
S. 2908, A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises;
H.R. 6225, Federal Firearm Licensee Act;
H.R. 748, Ethans Law;
S. 190, Ethans Law;
S. 3042, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2022;
S. 3062, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 5428, School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act;
H.R. 5768, VICTIM Act of 2021;
H.R. 6717, Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act;
H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 6997, Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Lindsay |
Nichols |
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Adzi |
Vokhiwa |
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Kevin |
O'Keefe |
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Rukmani |
Bhatia |
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Yasmin |
Braithwaite |
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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
Gun violence research;
Mental health, as related to firearms;
United States Crime Victims Fund;
Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms;
Firearm suicide;
Public health emergencies;
Community violence intervention programs, including hospital-based intervention programs;
H.R. 1620, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021;
S. 763, Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act;
H.R. 3480, Extreme Risk Protection Order Act;
S. 1819, Extreme Risk Protection Order Act;
S. 2169, Lori Jackson - Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act;
H.R. 2377, Federal Extreme Risk Protection Act;
H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act;
S. 2275, Break the Cycle of Violence Act;
H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 748, Ethans Law;
S. 190, Ethans Law;
S. 3062, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022:
S. 3042, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2022;
H.R. 5428, School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act;
H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Lindsay |
Nichols |
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Adzi |
Vokhiwa |
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O'Keefe |
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Bhatia |
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Yasmin |
Braithwaite |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Background checks;
Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System;
Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms;
Mental health, as related to firearms;
Trafficking of firearms;
National Firearms Act;
Presidential Cabinet appointments;
Interstate transport of firearms;
Federal firearm licensee break-ins;
Semiautomatic firearms;
Firearm accessories;
Gun permitting;
Firearm tracing;
3D printing of firearms;
Lost and stolen firearms;
Violence Against Women Act;
Consumer product safety;
Gun dealer regulation;
Fugitives from justice;
ATF leadership;
Guns in the hands of law enforcement;
Recordkeeping;
Data sharing;
Point of contact states;
Community violence intervention;
H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021;
S. 529, Background Check Expansion Act of 2021;
S. 591, A bill to prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check;
H.R. 1494, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act;
S. 527, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims;
H.R. 1769, NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021;
S. 675, NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021;
H.R. 1620, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021;
S. 763, Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act;
H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act;
S. 2275 Break the Cycle of Violence Act;
H.R. 2971, Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act;
S. 878, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act;
S. 2275, Break the Cycle of Violence Act;
H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act;
H.R. 5428, School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act;
H.R. 5245, Gun Trafficker Detection Act;
H.R. 4502 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
S. 2169, Lori Jackson - Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act;
H.R. 5465, To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises;
S. 2908, A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises;
H.R. 748, Ethans Law;
S. 190, Ethans Law;
S. 3042, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2022;
S. 3062, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
H.R. 5768, VICTIM Act of 2021;
H.R. 1518, 21st Century NICS Act;
H.R. 5678, Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act of 2021;
H.R. 6717, Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act;
H.R. 6339, Protect Children Through Safe Gun Ownership Act;
H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Office of Justice Program
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 |
Lindsay |
Nichols |
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Adzi |
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Yasmin |
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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
Guns in schools;
Every Student Succeeds Act;
Appropriations;
Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants;
Federal Commission on School Safety;
School shooting data collection;
H.R. 5428, School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act;
H.R. 3661, ALYSSA Act;
H.R. 6339, Protect Children Through Safe Gun Ownership Act;
H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
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 |
Lindsay |
Nichols |
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Adzi |
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Rukmani |
Bhatia |
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Yasmin |
Braithwaite |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Firearm exports;
Firearm silencers;
End-use monitoring;
Threat assessment;
H.R. 2971, Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act.
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
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Yasmin |
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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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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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