3rd Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$750,000
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.

Education EDU

Issues related to the classification of professional degree programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

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 —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Immigration IMM

General issues related to high-skill visas and immigration.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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 —

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

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

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 —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3633 (119th), H.R. 2911 (119th), S. 1582 (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: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); 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.