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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 3222 N Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 300 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401106355-24
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6. House ID# 454210002
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2025 |
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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| 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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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Chris Granberg |
Date | 4/18/2025 3:04:47 PM |
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
H. Con. Res. 14, resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; reconciliation instructions for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee and the potential impact on law enforcement of changes to the Federal Employees Retirement System. Legislative proposal providing for reconciliation under H. Con. Res. 14; potential impact on law enforcement of changes to the Federal Employees Retirement System (no bill introduced).
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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Granberg |
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Andrew |
Siff |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 573, the "Shadow Wolves Improvement Act," legislation to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program; entire bill. S. 693, the "DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act," legislation to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security; entire bill. S. 727, the "CBP Retirement Technical Corrections Act," a bill to correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers; entire bill. H.R. 2255, the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act," legislation to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill and Judiciary Committee amendment regarding application and coverage. Legislative proposal to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to amend current law to include certain federal law enforcement positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to allow retiring federal officers to apply the value of uncompensated overtime earned, but never received, as a credit towards their retirement annuity (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to address federal law enforcement retention and recruitment challenges by amending current law to address longstanding pay and benefit issues, including by waiving the biweekly and annual pay cap for all officers, revising the accrual rates for a FERS pension to allow officers to accrue a larger percentage of their annual salary than provided for under current law, ensuring coverage under the law enforcement retirement system for all federal law enforcement officers, eliminate pay compression on the law enforcement General Schedule pay scale, and specifically mandate that that top pay rate for any law enforcement locality-based pay scale is not subject to the GS-15-10 statutory cap. Legislative proposal to establish a Justice Department grant program to enable state and local agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). S. 26, legislation to exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees; entire bill. Legislative proposal to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female law enforcement agents and officers of the federal government (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to amend current law to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal law enforcement officers and other federal employees who die in the line of duty (no bill introduced).
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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Granberg |
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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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2094, the "Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act," legislation to amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders; entire bill. S. 978, the "Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act," legislation to amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders; entire bill.
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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Granberg |
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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)
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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) |