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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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10900 EUCLID AVENUE
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CLEVELAND
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OH
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44106-7020
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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#
8418-12
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6. House ID#
339500000
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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 |
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| 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: Jennifer O. Ruggles
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Date |
7/20/2020 6:03:06 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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY21 House and Senate Appropriations. NIH Funding, opioid prevention & research, interprofessional
health education, F&A costs, Prion Center, autism research, prevention research centers,
lead exposure, COVID-19 research and research relief, brain health, neuropsychiatry,
scope of nursing, telehealth
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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
FY21 House and Senate Appropriations. NIH Funding, opioid prevention & research, interprofessional
health education, F&A costs, Prion Center, autism research, prevention research centers,
lead exposure, COVID-19 research and research relief, brain health, neuropsychiatry,
scope of nursing, telehealth
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY21 House/Senate Energy Appropriations: ARPA-E, Department of Energy Office of Science,
Department of Electricity Delivery, Department of Energy Building Technologies, Department
of Energy Advanced Manufacturing, Energy Frontier Program, Department of Energy Office
of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Office of Energy Storage, Department of Energy
Solar, Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences, Joint Center for Energy Storage
Research, Quantum Program Initiative funding. Foreign influence issues, electric flight,
NNSA
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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
FY21 LHHS-Ed Appropriations including campus-based aid (Pell Grants, Perkins, Federal
Work-Study, SEOG, GAANN, Public Service Loan Forgiveness). Additionally, University
Endowment Tax Proposals and the PROSPER Act, Title IX, Accreditation.
COVID-19: COVID-19 research, higher ed research relief & Cost Extentions, Research
Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act, Student Loan Forgiveness, COVID-19 related
liability issues, temporary regulatory & audit flexibility, COVID-19 higher ed supplemental
appropriations
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY21 CJS Appropriations. Department of Justice Sexual Assault Kit programs, including
DOJ DNA Initiative, DNA Analysis and Capacity Enhancement Program, and Community Teams
to Reduce SAK Backlog, Opioid Abuse Prevention, Opioid Data Sharing, Analytics and
Prevention. Additionally, foreign influence issues.
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
COVID-19; Broad FY21 appropriations advocacy including FY21 House/Senate Appropriations.
Advocacy topics include: National Institutes of Health research, the HHS Account for
the State Response to the Opioid Crisis, autism research, Prion research, prevention
research centers, F&A Costs; ARPA-E, Office of Science, Office of Electricity Delivery,
Building Technologies, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy Frontier Program, Office of
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Office of Energy Storage, Solar, Basic Energy
Sciences, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Quantum Program Initiative; National
Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation and the NSF Engineering
Research Center, interprofessional health education (including HRSA Primary Care Training
and Enhancement program), antimicrobial resistance research funding; Department of
Defense Air Force Research, Navy Research, Army Research, Defense Health Program research,
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program, Science & Technology 6.1 Basic Research; campus-based
aid; Department of Justice Sexual Assault Kit Initiatives, Opioid Abuse Prevention,
Opioid Data Sharing, Analytics and Prevention;
COVID-19 Supplemental Appropriations for higher ed, higher ed research
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY21 Defense House/Senate Appropriations and FY21 National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA). Army research funding, Air Force research funding, Navy research funding,
Defense Health Program research funding, Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program funding,
Science & Technology 6.1 Basic Research funding; COVID-19;
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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
Higher Education Issues (including section 117D, Endowment Excise Tax, Private Activity
Bonds, Charitable Contributions, UBIT, Section 1002); COVID-19: Advance Refunding
Bonds, Debt Issuance, FMLA Tax Credit, Employee Retention Tax Credit, Financial Aid
Tax Suspension, American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC)
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY21 Appropriations for Veteran's Affairs Medical research, prosthetics research,
Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Foreign influence issues. COVID-19; Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE)
Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Immigration, COVID-19, Optional Practical
Training (OPT), Visas (H1B, H2, F-1, J-1), international students, premium processing
issues
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
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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
DHS Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) guidance on international students
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
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Jennifer
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Ruggles
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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?
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