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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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11313 Stones Throw Dr
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Reston
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VA
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20194
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USA
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3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
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5. Senate ID#
310095-12
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6. House ID#
386780001
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year |
2020
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Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
| INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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Digitally Signed By: JOSH ULMAN
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Date |
7/20/2020 1:42:51 PM
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Conversations on the application of emergency requirements in H.R. 6201, the Families
First Coronavirus Response Act, on paid leave; conversations on the application of
H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, with respect to
unemployment insurance and paid leave; concerns with SBA's rule that includes non-Federal
Work Study student employees in the employee count threshold for institutions to be
eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program, SBA-2020-0024; support for unemployment
insurance relief for self-insured colleges and universities; and support for limited
liability protections for institutions of higher education related to the COVID-19
pandemic.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Josh
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Ulman
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Basil
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Thomson
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Jennifer
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Ortega
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Staff assistant for Rep. Todd Rokita
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Bailey
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Graves
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for provisions in H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement
Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) and S. 1667, the Tax Relief for Student Success
Act that would provide a kiddy tax scholarship fix to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of
2017; concerns with implementation of new unrelated business income tax provisions
in Public Law No. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and support for a repeal of the
provisions or a delay in the implementation of the provisions; support for HR 748/S.
684, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019, that would repeal the
impending 40% tax on employer-provided health care; support for the American Opportunity
Student Tax Relief Act that would make important temporary and permanent changes to
the American Opportunity Tax Credit and Lifetime Learning Credit; and support for
various tax provisions to be included in the upcoming COVID-19 Phase 4 response legislation,
including expanded paid sick and FMLA tax credits and employee retention tax credits
for public institutions, suspending taxability of scholarship and grant aid provided
under the CARES Act, creating temporary enhanced institutional debt services for the
pandemic response, temporarily enhancing current higher education tax credits, and
suspending private nonprofit institutional Investment Income Excise taxes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Josh
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Ulman
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Basil
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Thomson
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Jennifer
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Ortega
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Staff assistant for Rep. Todd Rokita
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Bailey
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Graves
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for HR 748/S. 684, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019,
that would repeal the impending 40% tax on employer-provided health care; support
for H.R. 2782, the Employee Flexibility Act of 2019, that would amend the work week
threshold under Affordable Care Act to 40 hours per week; and support for S. 1895,
the Lower Health Care Costs Act, to decrease health care costs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Josh
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Ulman
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Basil
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Thomson
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Jennifer
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Ortega
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Staff assistant for Rep. Todd Rokita
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Bailey
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Graves
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for H.R. 5363, the FUTURE Act; concerns with Department of Education's Proposed
Information Collection Request Concerning Foreign Gifts and Contracts; support for
S. 3503, a bill to extend veteran tuition assistance benefits to student veterans
forced into distance learning; support for upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation that
includes financial support and liability protections for institutions of higher education;
support for H.R. 6322, the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act, which provides
the VA important flexibility to address disruptions to veterans' education benefits
caused by COVID-19; and general discussions on reopening campuses during the COVID-19
crisis.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Josh
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Ulman
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Basil
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Thomson
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Jennifer
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Ortega
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Staff assistant for Rep. Todd Rokita
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Bailey
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Graves
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for expanding eligibility for the Federal Reserve Board's Main Street Lending
Program to nonprofit private and public institutions of all sizes, and support for
expanding eligibility of the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program to all nonprofits regardless
of size.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Reserve System
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Josh
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Ulman
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Basil
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Thomson
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Jennifer
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Ortega
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Staff assistant for Rep. Todd Rokita
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Bailey
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Graves
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or
State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of
interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |