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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 5211 AUTH ROAD |
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City | SUITLAND |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20746 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 578-12
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6. House ID# 305200000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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: Matthew Schwartzman |
Date | 11/23/2021 10:01:55 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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.2214/S.1669, the Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act. This bill would direct the forgiveness or offset of an overpayment of retired pay (paid to a joint account) to a surviving spouse of a veteran and allow surviving spouses to keep the full amount of the retirement check issued for the final month in which the veteran was alive.
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act / Retired Pay Restoration Act / Major Richard Star Act: Concurrent receipt legislation that would allow for Chapter 61 retirees and veterans rated below 50% disabled to concurrently receive VA disability compensation and military retired pay.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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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Schwartzman |
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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.3646/S.2328, the Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act. This bill establishes an end-to-end electronic voting system for active duty service members stationed in hazardous duty zones or rotational deployments by amending UOCAVA.
Supporting a more adequate basic allowance for housing - at a level sufficient to fully absorb 100% of housing costs for service members and their families in a respective housing market area (MHA).
H.R.2339/S.1488, the Military Hunger Prevention Act. This bill creates a basic needs allowance at at an amount equal to 130% of the Federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services for the location and number of persons in the household of the covered member for such year minus the gross household income of the covered member during the preceding year divided by 12.
H.R.3626/S.1859, the National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act. This bill requires that a special bonus or incentive pay for a member of the reserve component is the same as a member in the regular component of that Armed Force.
Increase funding for the Military Tuition Assistance Program - at a level sufficient to not negatively impact current and prospective enrollees of the MilTA program.
H.R.5255, the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act. This bill would split Impact Aids $1.1 billion request evenly over five years, across three main categories for funding: Basic Support, Federal Property, and Children with Disabilities; increase Basic Support funding by $190 million annually, meeting Impact Aids 2019 funding requests; increase Federal Property funding proportionally to Basic Support (BSP) by allocating an additional $11 million annually; increase funding for Children with Disabilities by $9 million annually, funding $2,000 per eligible student; advance national K-12 school systems to become more equitable and meet educational needs.
H.R.1836, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act. Under this bill, service by a reservist or National Guard member that is entitled to pay counts toward benefit(s) eligibility. Such service includes training, active military service, inactive training, and general duty for which basic pay is warranted.
Expanding TRICARE coverage for cranial remolding helmets - specifically, to expand the scope of TRICARE's coverage of the DOC Band Post-Op device if your baby:
Is three to 18 months old; and
Is diagnosed with craniosynostosis or nonsynostotic positional plagiocephaly (to include torticollis)
H.R.475/S.1972, the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act. This legislation modifies the extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE by allowing a dependent the age of 26 to be covered without an additional premium.
H.R.3512, the Healthcare for Our Troops Act. This bill ensures Reservists and National Guard members have no-fee healthcare through TRICARE Reserve Select that covers medical and dental coverage and fixes the parity gap for Reserve Component retirees receiving early retirement pay due to deployment credits making them eligible for TRICARE upon receipt of retirement pay.
S.625, the TRICARE Select Restoration Act. This bill would eliminate TRICARE Select enrollment fees for veterans who retired prior to 2018.
H.R.1997/S.829, the TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act. This bill would allow for personnel of the Retired Reserve who are not yet age 60 but are receiving their retirement pay may purchase TRICARE health coverage for retired military personnel, rather than the presently allowed TRICARE Retired Reserve.
H.R.148/S.1532, the Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act. This bill would allow an employer a work opportunity tax credit for hiring the spouse or domestic partner of a member of the Armed Forces and create a program for service members to pay for childcare on a pretax basis.
H.R.3121/S.1572, the Military Child Care Expansion Act. This bill would establish a new stream of funding to modernize Military Child Development Centers (CDCs); expand child care capacity for military families via pilot-public partnerships; expand financial assistance for service members who hire in-home child care providers; require DoD to determine the root causes contributing to poor and failing facility conditions at CDCs.
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
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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