2nd Quarter - Report

FDD ACTION for FDD ACTION

Period 2nd Quarter 2020 Filed Jul 20, 2020 Signed by Bill McCarthy

Official filing
Firm
FDD ACTION
Client
FDD ACTION
Income
—
Expenses
$20,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, (Issues related to use of social media by FTOs and strategy to counter white identity terrorism). Issues related to ISIS and al-Qaeda (no bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th)

Banking BAN

S.2563, "ILLICIT CASH Act," all provisions. S. 4049, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism). H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, (Issues related to Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2019). Issues related to FATF countermeasures to Iran, sanctions and illicit finance, Treasury evidentiary burdens, TCO designations, terrorism designations, sanctions implementation, and Chinese corruption and financial practices (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 2563 (116th), S. 4049 (116th)

Defense DEF

S. 3775, United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020, all provisions. H.R. 7148, United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020, all provisions. S. 3176, "United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020," all provisions. S. 3936, "Taiwan Defense Act," all provisions. S. 4049, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to US-Israel Operations Technology Working Group and US-Israel cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region). H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, (Issues related to US-Israel Operations Technology Working Group, ICC investigations of US and Israel, Israel and Irans nuclear program, Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, and Turkeys acquisition of the S-400 air and missile defense system). Issues related to AUMF, US policy towards China, ICC investigations of US and Israel, Iranian ICBM threat, Iranian proxy militias, the IRGC, US security assistance to Lebanon, Irans precision-guided munitions,missile defense issues, US basing issues, US security cooperation in the Middle East, US security assistance to Iraq, US-Israel cooperation with partners in the Indo-Pacific, US-Israel relations, US-Taiwan relations, and US military presence in Afghanistan (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7148 (116th), S. 4049 (116th), S. 3176 (116th), S. 3936 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 3775 (116th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H. Res. 390, "Opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities," all provisions. S. Res. 195, "A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities," all provisions. H.R. 6241, Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act, all provisions. S. 3662, Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020, all provisions. H.R. 6519, Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020, all provisions. S. 3600, Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act, all provisions. S. 3691, Stop Sending American Taxpayer Money To Governments Controlled By Terrorists Act of 2020, all provisions. S. 3798, The Hong Kong Autonomy Act, all provisions. H.R. 7083, Hong Kong Autonomy Act, all provisions.H.R. 7415, Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act, all provisions. S. 4110, Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act, all provisions. H.R. 7428, Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act, all provisions. S. 2943, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," sections 1261-1265 (issues related to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act). H.R. 5515, "John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019," section 722 (issues related to FCC registration requirement for US-based foreign media). S. 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, sections 7401-7438 (issues related to the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019). S. 4049, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to Hong Kong Autonomy). H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, (Issues related to INSTEX and Iran, Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act, China and supply chain risks, and Chinas United Front Work Department). Issues related to BDS in Germany, China and COVID-19, Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinas Hong Kong policy, Chinese disinformation efforts, Chinese foreign sovereign immunity, Chinese intellectual property theft, Chinese investment in Israel, COVID-19 in the Middle East, FTO designations, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hezbollah sanctions, human rights abuses in the Middle East, Iran and the IAEA, Iranian governance, Iranian threats in the Middle East, IRGC sanctions, lifting sanctions in Iran in response to COVID-19, State Department nominees, US policy towards Iran, US policy towards Iraq, US policy towards Lebanon, US Syria sanctions policy, US withdrawal from the JCPOA, and US-Israel relations (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 3662 (116th), H.R. 7428 (116th), S. 3691 (116th), S. 3600 (116th), H.R. 7083 (116th), S.Res. 195 (116th), H.R. 6241 (116th), H.Res. 390 (116th), H.R. 5515 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), S. 4049 (116th), S. 2943 (116th), S. 4110 (116th), H.R. 6519 (116th), S. 3798 (116th), H.R. 7415 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 1865, "Further Consolidated Appropriations Act," (sections 201 - 212; issues relating to the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019). Issues related to uranium imports and Iraqi energy imports from Iran (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, (Issues related to recommendations from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission and China cyber-enabled corporate espionage and personal data theft). Issues related to recommendations from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission and China-related cyber issues (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th)

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.