2nd Quarter - Report

ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG) for ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$480,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to taxation, including P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, P.L. 119-21, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and tax provisions and proposals affecting partnerships.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAY BEEMAN —
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
KRISTINA KENNEDY —
WILLIAM SROKA —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

General issues related to cybersecurity, blockchain technology and CISA reauthorization.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
KRISTINA KENNEDY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Issues related to the classification of professional degree programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
WILLIAM SROKA —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Government Issues GOV

Federal government audit and audit readiness issues; H.R. 8800 and S. 4784, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
KRISTINA KENNEDY —
WILLIAM SROKA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8800 (119th), S. 4784 (119th)

Accounting ACC

General issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession, investor protection, and corporate governance and disclosures; issues related to P.L. 107-204, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including federal audit oversight, various proposed PCAOB standards, internal controls over financial reporting, and similar topics; issues related to the regulation of digital assets, including H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, S. 1582, the GENIUS Act; H.R. 2911, Accounting STEM Pursuit Act; issues related to blockchain technology, issues related to the regulation of artificial intelligence.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
KRISTINA KENNEDY —
WILLIAM SROKA —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 1582 (119th), H.R. 2911 (119th), H.R. 3633 (119th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

General issues related to short- and long-term US economic health and activity, including entrepreneurship and small business; issues related to the stability of the US capital markets.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
KRISTINA KENNEDY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Immigration IMM

General issues related to high-skill visas and immigration.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.