4th Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$400,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

General issues related to high-skill visas and immigration.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to taxation, including individual rates and deductions, and tax provisions affecting partnerships; P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
SETH TYLER HAYMORE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Government Issues GOV

General issues related to US Department of Defense readiness, including the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act; issues related to organizational conflicts of interest, including S. 3810, the Time to Choose Act of 2024.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
SETH TYLER HAYMORE —
KRISTINA KENNEDY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3810 (118th)

Science/Technology SCI

S. 4769, the Validation and Evaluation for Trustworthy (VET) Artificial Intelligence Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
KRISTINA KENNEDY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4769 (118th)

Accounting ACC

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 S.865, the PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2023, S.3494/H.R.6769, the Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023, H.R. 2603 related to internal controls over financial reporting, and similar legislation; implementation of provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 enacted as part of P.L. 116-283; issues related to anti-money laundering proposals; independence of accounting standard setting; general issues related to the implementation of P.L. 116-222 the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; issues related to the regulation of digital assets; issues related to artificial intelligence and accountability mechanisms; issues related to various PCAOB standards.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
SETH TYLER HAYMORE —
KRISTINA KENNEDY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 865 (118th), H.R. 2603 (118th), S. 3494 (118th), H.R. 6769 (118th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

General issues related to short- and long-term US economic heath and activity, including entrepreneurship and small business; general issues related to the stability of the US capital markets, including the Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DAMERON HALLMARK —
SETH TYLER HAYMORE —
KRISTINA KENNEDY —

Contacted: 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.