ISSUE ONE for ISSUE ONE
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Government Issues GOV
- Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1063, the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act, to increase transparency of fundraising for presidential libraries and potential conflicts of interest or misconduct. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported prohibiting Congressional committee assignments from being based on political party dues. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections that utilizes contributions transferred between multiple entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported creating a small-dollar-only contribution account for political parties that could be used for candidate-coordinated spending. - Supported rebates/tax credits for federal small-dollar political contributions. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported strengthening the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. - Supported strengthening the Office of Congressional Ethics. - Supported extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress into the second session of the 116th Congress
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DANIELLE CAPUTO | — |
| TYLER S COLE | — |
| MEREDITH MCGEHEE | — |
| ELISE MARIE WIRKUS | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
- Supported increasing FY 2020 302(b) Allocation for the Legislative Branch - Supported including provisions in S.2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, to provide funds to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments to states for activities to improve the administration and security of federal elections.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DANIELLE CAPUTO | — |
| TYLER S COLE | — |
| MEREDITH MCGEHEE | — |
| ELISE MARIE WIRKUS | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
- Supported rebates/tax credits for federal small-dollar political contributions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DANIELLE CAPUTO | — |
| TYLER S COLE | — |
| MEREDITH MCGEHEE | — |
| ELISE MARIE WIRKUS | — |
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.