3rd Quarter - Report — SMITH CONSULTING GROUP, INC. for ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2021)

Firm

SMITH CONSULTING GROUP, INC.

Client

ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Income

$10,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Researching available funding, grants and loans for renewable energy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON SMITH	Former Chief of Staff for Congressman Tom Bevill Senior Adviser to CFO at DOEnergy

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Foreign entities

Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.

Entity	Country	Principal place of business	Ownership	Contribution declared
TUBE SOLAR AG (3) 1000% GERMAN OWNERSHIP BERND FORTSCH INDIRECTLY OWNS A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN TUBE SOLAR	Germany	Germany	57.7%	—
CROWDEX INVESTMENT, LLC U.S. COMPANY 100% GERMAN OWNERSHIP -BERND FORTSCH INDIRECT BENEFICIAL OWNER	Germany	Germany	79.8%	—
BD 1 INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC 100% GERMAN OWNERSHIP JOHANNES KUHN INDIRECT BENEFICIAL OWNER	Germany	Germany	83.9%	—

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.