1st Quarter - Report

COMMON CAUSE for COMMON CAUSE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$30,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Government Issues GOV

HR 20, Government by the People Act HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act HR 781, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act HR 1723, Let It Go Act HR 1743, No PAC Act HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act H.J. Res. 31, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act HR 794, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the operation of the Election Assistance Commission, to provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act HR 1562, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the security of the information technology used to administer voter registration procedures and elections for Federal office, to promote the accuracy and integrity of the results of such elections S. 360, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act by requiring same-day registration HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act HR 371, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the president and vice president HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings HR 540, a bill to require the president to disclose one's federal tax returns HR 568, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require certain Federal officials to make requisite financial disclosures within 30 days of assuming office HR 842, EDIT Act HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election S. 65, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the president and vice president S. 265, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act S. 643, a bill to provide for media coverage of federal court proceedings S. 649, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings S. 721, MAR-A-LAGO Act S. 835, Supreme Court Ethics Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAREN HOBERT FLYNN New —
AARON SCHERB —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Bills named: H.R. 356 (115th), S. 408 (115th), S. 298 (115th), H.R. 1960 (115th), H.R. 712 (115th), H.R. 1562 (115th), H.R. 145 (115th), H.R. 20 (115th), S. 589 (115th), H.R. 713 (115th), H.R. 305 (115th), H.R. 371 (115th), H.R. 464 (115th), S. 649 (115th), H.R. 1356 (115th), H.R. 2034 (115th), S. 26 (115th), S. 721 (115th), H.R. 1388 (115th), H.R. 634 (115th), S. 300 (115th), S. 835 (115th), H.J.Res. 48 (115th), H.J.Res. 31 (115th), H.R. 568 (115th), H.R. 781 (115th), H.R. 1287 (115th), H.R. 1094 (115th), H.R. 376 (115th), H.R. 794 (115th), H.R. 1134 (115th), H.R. 1439 (115th), S.J.Res. 8 (115th), S. 265 (115th), S. 264 (115th), S. 360 (115th), H.R. 133 (115th), H.R. 1711 (115th), S. 27 (115th), H.R. 1440 (115th), S.J.Res. 20 (115th), H.R. 1743 (115th), H.R. 842 (115th), H.R. 1723 (115th), H.R. 1172 (115th), S. 643 (115th), H.J.Res. 90 (115th), H.R. 1102 (115th), H.R. 540 (115th), H.R. 1615 (115th), S. 65 (115th), H.R. 1548 (115th), H.R. 1341 (115th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AARON SCHERB —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1440 (115th)

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.