4th Quarter - Report

FDD ACTION for FDD ACTION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$50,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Domestic Extremism, U.S. Policy on Iran, and U.S. Transport and Critical Infrastructure Systems (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MATTHEW REID WITTE ZWEIG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Banking BAN

H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, (issues related to ENABLERS Act). H.R. 5525, "ENABLERS Act," all provisions. H.R. 9385, DITCH Act, all provisions. S. 5178, DITCH Act, all provisions. Issues related to Foreign Investment Screening, Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act, Implementation of the STORM Act, Russian Sanctions Evasion and Asset Forfeiture, U.S. Policy on China, U.S. Policy on Syria, and U.S.-China Trade and Commercial Ties (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —
MATTHEW REID WITTE ZWEIG —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2617 (117th), H.R. 5525 (117th), H.R. 9385 (117th), S. 5178 (117th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 9051, Defending Memory Chip Supply Chains from the Chinese Communist Party Act, all provisions. H.R. 9256, U.S.-Israel Anti-Killer Drone Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R.5326, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 5050, Defending Memory Chip Supply Chains from the Chinese Communist Party Act, all provisions. S. 73, American Security Drone Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, (issues related to Anti-Money Laundering, Chinas Military Strategy and Capabilities, Chinese Commercial Networks, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cybersecurity Workforce, Global Corruption, Malign Foreign Influence, Middle East Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Rare Earth Elements, Russian Asset Forfeiture, Safeguarding U.S. Government-Funded Research, U.S. - Israel Cooperation, U.S. Defense Industrial Base & Supply Chain, U.S. Higher Education, U.S. Missile Defense in the Indo-Pacific, and U.S. Policy on Iran). S. 4543, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, (issues related to Chinese Semiconductors, Cybersecurity Policy and Workforce, Defense Procurement, Foreign Malign Influence, Middle East Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Rare Earth Elements, U.S. - Israel Cooperation, U.S. Defense Industrial Base & Supply Chain, U.S. Policy on China, U.S. Policy on Iran, U.S. Policy on Taiwan, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems). H.R. 7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, (issues related to Anti-Money Laundering, Arms Sales, Burma Sanctions Policy, Chinese Semiconductors, Congressional Oversight of U.S. Foreign Policy, Implementation of the Export Control Reform Act, International and Multilateral Organizations, Iran Sanctions, Iran Terrorism Accountability, Irans Foreign Policy and Military Strategy, Iranian Human Rights Abuses, Middle East Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Rare Earth Elements, Safeguarding U.S. Government-Funded Research, Social Media Platforms, Transnational Organized Crime, U.S. Defense Industrial Base & Supply Chain, U.S. Higher Education, U.S. Policy on China, U.S. Policy on Iran, U.S. Policy on Israel, U.S. Policy on Narcotics Trafficking, U.S. Policy on Russia, U.S. Policy on Syria, U.S. Policy on Taiwan, U.S. Sanctions Policy, U.S. Security Cooperation and Assistance, andUnmanned Aircraft Systems). Issues related to Arms Sales, Chinas Military Strategy and Capabilities, Chinese Commercial Networks, Implementation of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Implementation of the US-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group, Irans Military Strategy and Capabilities, Missile Defense Cooperation in the Middle East, Nonproliferation and Biodefense, Palestinian Politics and Terrorism, U.S. - Israel Cooperation, U.S. Defense Policy, U.S. Export Controls, U.S. Indo-Pacific Policy, U.S. Military Capabilities, U.S. Military Exercises in the Middle East, U.S. Policy on China, U.S. Policy on Iran, U.S. Policy on Israel, U.S. Policy on Russia, U.S. Policy on Taiwan, U.S. Policy on Turkey, U.S. Policy on Ukraine, U.S. Security Cooperation and Assistance, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —
MATTHEW REID WITTE ZWEIG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 73 (117th), S. 4543 (117th), S. 5050 (117th), H.R. 9051 (117th), H.R. 7900 (117th), H.R. 5326 (117th), H.R. 9256 (117th), H.R. 7776 (117th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 6265, CAPTAGON Act, all provisions. H.R. 7223, COI Elimination Act, all provisions. H.R. 8868, "Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2022," all provisions. H.R. 9199, PAID OFF Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 9203, MAHSA Act, all provisions. H.R. 9596, Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act, all provisions. H.R. 9606, REGIME Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4428, "Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4747, Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4955, Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 5273, Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act, all provisions. S.4924, PUNISH Act of 2022, all provisions. Issues related to BDS Movement Against Israel, Chinese Communist Party Human Rights Abuses, Congressional Oversight of U.S. Foreign Policy, DPRK Sanctions, Implementation of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Implementation of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, Implementation of the Iran Sanctions Act, Implementation of the Russian Oil Price Cap, Implementation of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, International and Multilateral Organizations, Iran Sanctions, Irans Foreign Policy and Military Strategy, Iranian Human Rights Abuses, Iranian Terrorism Accountability, Palestinian Politics and Terrorism, Russia Sanctions, Trade-Based Money Laundering, U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy and Capabilities, U.S. Indo-Pacific Policy, U.S. Policy on Africa, U.S. Policy on China, U.S. Policy on Europe, U.S. Policy on Hezbollah, U.S. Policy on Iran, U.S. Policy on Israel, U.S. Policy on Korea, U.S. Policy on Latin America, U.S. Policy on Lebanon, U.S. Policy on Russia, U.S. Policy on Syria, U.S. Policy on the Gulf, U.S. Policy on Turkey, U.S. Policy on Ukraine, U.S. Policy on Yemen, U.S. Terrorism Policy, and Venezuela Sanctions (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —
MATTHEW REID WITTE ZWEIG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 4955 (117th), S. 4428 (117th), H.R. 7223 (117th), H.R. 6265 (117th), H.R. 9596 (117th), H.R. 8868 (117th), S. 4747 (117th), S. 5273 (117th), H.R. 9199 (117th), S. 4924 (117th), H.R. 9606 (117th), H.R. 9203 (117th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to Chinese Communist Party Human Rights Abuses, Implementation of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, Implementation of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, Iranian Human Rights Abuses, U.S. Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare Policy, U.S. Cybersecurity Policy, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —
MATTHEW REID WITTE ZWEIG —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

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.