3rd Quarter - Report

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND for CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$20,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Communicated with Senate staff regarding grid reliability

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Internal meeting regarding congressional stock trading ban bills; communicated with House staff regarding financial regulation priorities; communicated with House staff regarding crypto legislation and sent communication regarding the same;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER GORDON —
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Communicated with House and Senate staff regarding Childcare for Working Families Act; Conducted a call with Senate staff regarding the Child Care for Working Families Act; communicated with Senate staff regarding child care impact of OBBBA; Communicated with Senate staff regarding childcare priorities including the Child Care Modernization Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Communicated with House and Senate staff regarding CMS project on Medicare; Communicated with House and Senate staff regarding prior authorization in Medicare

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Communicated with House and Senate staff regarding trade analysis; communicated with Senate staff regarding economic agenda; communicated with Senate staff regarding digital assets; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding tariffs and labor trends; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding the impact of OBBBA on tariffs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER GORDON —
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

District of Columbia DOC

Communicated with Hill staff on upcoming legislation regarding DC/home rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER GORDON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Corresponded about and signed onto a letter to Congress in support of HR 2550; internal discussion regarding worker compensation; communicated with House and Senate staff regarding OBBBA no tax on tips provision; met with House staff regarding no tax on tips in OBBBA; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding tariffs and labor trends; communicated with Senate staff regarding workforce development; met with Senate staff regarding education and labor priorities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2550 (119th)

Science/Technology SCI

Communicated with Senate staff regarding cuts to science; met with House staff regarding protecting innovation; communicated with Senate staff regarding tech policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER GORDON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

Corresponded with Senate staff regarding education priorities; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding Head Start; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding cuts to higher education; conducted a call with Senate staff regarding OBBBA and higher education; communicated with Senate and House staff regarding early childhood priorities; communicated with House staff regarding NIL for college student athletes; communicated with Senate staff regarding education priorities; met with Senate staff regarding education and labor priorities; sent communication to Senate and House staff regarding the impact of OBBBA on college costs; met with Senate HELP regarding higher education priorities; communicated with House staff regarding K-12 and childcare priorities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER GORDON —
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Housing HOU

Met with Senate staff regarding housing policy, including S. 2651

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: SENATE

Bills named: S. 2651 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

Sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding reproductive healthcare; communicated with House staff regarding the health impacts of the OBBBA; emailed House and Senate staff to set up a time to talk about HHS policies; communicated with House staff regarding the impact of OBBBA on rural hospitals; prepared for and met with House staff to discuss health outcomes of the OBBBA; communicated with Senate staff regarding the impact of OBBBA on drug prices and had an internal discussion regarding he same; communicated with House staff regarding OBBBA's harms to reproductive health; communicated with Senate staff regarding health policy analysis; sent communication to Senate staff regarding health in the FY26 funding negotiations; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding health policy; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding the impact of OBBBA on nonprofit hospitals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Internal discussions regarding bill to carve out strike fund disimbursements from double taxation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Government Issues GOV

Communicated with Senate and House staff regarding shutdown; communicated with House staff regarding redistricting efforts; met with Hill office regarding draft bill around the Insurrection Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER GORDON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Immigration IMM

Met with Senate staff to discuss immigration policy; communicated with house staff regarding immigration policy; sent materials relating to immigration policy to Hill staffers; attended a roundtable on immigration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER GORDON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Senate communications to House staff regarding appropriations priorities; sent appropriations letter to House and Senate staff; call with house staff regarding FY26 appropriations and sent notes from call internally; communicated with House and Senate staff regarding pocket recessions; sent communication to Senate staff regarding health in FY26 funding negotiation; call with Senate staff regarding funding negotiations; internal meeting regarding reconciliation; call with Senate staff regarding reconciliation policy areas; developing product regarding H.R. 1 reconciliation bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Call with House staff regarding Interior and Environment Spending Bill; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding OBBBA impact on IRA investments in cleaning up contaminated sites; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding OBBBA's impacts on wind energy jobs; sent communication to House and Senate staff regarding climate change and public health; communicated with Senate staff regarding data center energy use; communicated with Senate staff regarding OBBBA's impact on pollution; conducted a call with House staff re: FY26 Interior and Environment spending bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Call with Senate regarding legislation on guardianship

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER GORDON —

Contacted: SENATE

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Communicated with Hill staff on public safety and potential crime legislation/ policy; call with Senate staff regarding criminal just reform policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER GORDON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.