Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
10/19/2013
2. House Identification
 30115
 Senate Identification
 30792

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
PARRY, ROMANI, DECONCINI & SYMMS
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517 C Street, NE
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Washington
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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. Romano Romani
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​2025474000
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​mmagoon@lobbycongress.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Legislative consultants.

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​USPLabs
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​10761 King William Drive
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​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Dietary supplement manufacturer.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Romano ​Romani ​ ​N/A
​Steve ​Symms ​ ​U.S. Senator: 1981 to 1993
​Edward ​Baxter ​ ​Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Senate Judiciary
​Edward ​Baxter ​ ​ Committee's Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights
​Edward ​Baxter ​ ​ and Trademarks: 1987 to 1990

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

FDA oversight of supplement industry. No applicable legislation.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Romano Romani, President
 Date
11/26/2013
ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable) Have you been convicted of a crime?
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​James ​Rock ​ ​Staff Asst., U.S. House Committee on Budget: 1985 to 2000
​Thaddeus ​Strom ​ ​Chief Counsel, Sen. Strom Thurmond: 1987 to 1988
​Thaddeus ​Strom ​ ​Gen. Coun./Staff Dir., Sen. Cmte. on the Judciary: 1988-1991
​Thaddeus ​Strom ​ ​Chief Coun/Staff Dir, Sen. Cmte. on the Judiciary:1991-1993
​Thaddeus ​Strom ​ ​Chief Counsel/Staff Dir., Sen. Cmte. on Antitrust,
​Thaddeus ​Strom ​ ​ Business Rights and Competition: 1994-1997
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11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.
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