CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND for CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND
What was lobbied
17 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Call with House staff regarding budget priorities; call with Senate staff regarding appropriations and DHS
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER GORDON | — |
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Foreign Relations FOR
Sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding the Iran war's impact on increasing mortgage costs; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff re the cost of the Iran war
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR
Met with Senate staff regarding the impact of tariffs on small businesses
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
Prepared materials on food affordability and prices; conducted discussions with House and Senate staff on food affordability; met with Senate staff regarding food prices and policies re the same; conducted a call with Senate staff regarding food affordability; corresponded with House and Senate staff regarding SNAP cuts and the impact on mortality; met with Senate staff regarding snap mortality rates
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Immigration IMM
Conducted a call with Senate staff regarding immigration policies and funding for ICE/DHS; call with Senate staff regarding DHS appropriations; call with House staff regarding H1B visas and immigration policy; call with Senate staff regarding DHS and funding for DHS
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER GORDON | — |
Education EDU
Scheduled meeting with House staff regarding higher education priorities and conducting the meeting; sent correspondence to Senate staff regarding school privatization; met with sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding K-12 cell phone use and policy recommendations regarding the same; communicated with House staff regarding education and workforce priorities and also communication with Senate staff regarding the same topic; communicated with Senate staff regarding higher education; had correspondence with House and Senate staff, sending a comment letter and data analysis that was submitted to DOE regarding student loan regulations; met with House staff regarding a congressional resolution recognizing community college month; corresponded with House and Senate staff regarding student loan regulations; met with Senate staff regarding workforce development and higher education
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Health Issues HCR
Developed outreach plans for health affordability policy ideas; met with Senate staff regarding health care priorities; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding public health policy ideas; met with Senate staff regarding drug prices; met with Senate staff regarding prescription drug priorities; met with Senate staff regarding healthcare affordability; conducted a call with Senate staff regarding health issues and policy ideas relating to said issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Sent correspondence to Senate staff regarding S.J. Res. 9; met with House staff regarding tax policy ideas; Met with House staff regarding housing construction tax incentive; conducted a call with Senate staff regarding tax policy and also conducted a call with House staff regarding the same; met with Senate staff regarding housing tax bill; met with House and Senate staff regarding tax and housing and policy ideas regarding the same; met with House staff re S. 4080; met with Senate staff regarding tax priorities
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Government Issues GOV
Met with Senate staff to discuss Social Security Administration and staff levels at the agency; call with Senate staff regarding potential FCC oversight
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER GORDON | — |
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Met with House staff regarding cryptocurrency and policies related to it; met with Senate staff to discuss financial regulation and policies/ priorities related to the same; outreach to Senate staff regarding cost of living issues; met with Senate staff regarding economic priorities; corresponded with House and Senate staff and sent educational policy materials on predictive markets and insider information; met with House staff regarding economic policy ideas; met with Senate staff regarding the impact of tariffs on small businesses
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM
Put together research on child care; call with House staff regarding child care research; call with Senate staff regarding child care policy design; met with Senate staff to discuss childcare priorities including S2295 Child Care for Working Families Act and S2939 Child Care for Every Community Act; conducted meetings with Senate staff to talk about childcare priorities; outreach to House staff on early childhood research; attended congressional dad's caucus summit on child care, parental leave, etc.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
District of Columbia DOC
Sent correspondence to Senate staff regarding H.J. RES. 142
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Scheduled meeting with House staff regarding workforce development; conducted calls with House staff regarding education and workforce priorities and also had calls with Senate staff re the same; met with Senate staff to discuss workforce development policies; met with Senate staff to discuss workforce and AI impacts; met with Senate staff regarding workforce development and higher education; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding jobs day
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Science/Technology SCI
Call with senate staff regarding energy and AI data centers; met with Senate staff regarding AI and workforce development and related bill; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding utilities agenda; met with House staff regarding utilities and policy related to the same; met with Senate staff regarding workforce and AI impacts; sent outreach to the House and Senate staff regarding AI and its impacts; sent correspondence to Senate and House with educational materials on AI topics, including DOD and AI companies; attended a senate/house briefing re the same (AI and DOD); worked on planning a hill briefing on AI and data centers; conducted a call with Senate staff regarding data centers; conducted a call with House staff on policy ideas relating to tech mergers
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER GORDON | — |
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Housing HOU
Call with Senate staff regarding Housing roundtable; Senate roundtable on Housing affordability; Call with House staff regarding housing research and economic priorities; meeting with House staff regarding housing policy design; attended a hearing on housing affordability; Presentation on housing research to House staff; ,et with House staff and Senate staff regarding housing priorities; met with Senate staff regarding housing research and met with House staff regarding the same; met with House staff regarding housing policy ideas being adapted into legislation; met with House staff regarding housing construction tax incentive; call with House staff re housing finance; met with Senate staff regarding housing tax bill; met with House and Senate staff regarding tax and housing; met with House staff regarding S. 4080; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding the Iran war's impact on increasing mortgage costs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
Call with Senate staff regarding DJI draft legislation relating to guardianship issues; call with senate staff regarding disability policy; call with Senate and House staff regarding rights and justice issues and the same topic with CAPAC; met with Senate and House staff regarding Save Act; calls with House staff on Save Act and potential voter ID legislation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER GORDON | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
Sent correspondence to House and Senate staff about crime policy; call with House staff to discuss policies related to crime issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER GORDON | — |
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.