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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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State | NY |
Zip Code | 10005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 52925-12
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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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| 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: Carol Ann Schwartz, Hadassah National President |
Date | 4/9/2025 3:38:26 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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 661 - MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Council for Technology and Innovation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to carry out a program to facilitate and coordinate efforts between the United States and Israel to expand and enhance collaboration on the development and delivery of health care products and services.
H.R. 764/S. 280 - Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
All provisions
This bill prohibits determining ineligibility of foreign nongovernmental organizations to receive assistance solely on the basis of health or medical services, including counseling and referral services, provided by such organizations with non-United States Government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided.
H.R. 23- Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
All provisions
This bill imposes sanctions against foreign persons (individuals and entities) who assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating, arresting, detaining, or prosecuting certain individuals.
S. 250 - Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
All provisions
This bill aims to restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.
H.R. 2439 - Support UNFPA Funding Act
All provisions
This bill aims to restore U.S. funding and support for the United Nations Population Fund to provide access to sexual and reproductive health services to women in over 150 countries across the world.
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 |
SAMANTHA |
GURSKY |
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LAUREN |
KATZ |
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ELIZABETH |
CULLEN |
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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
S. 891 - Bipartisan Health Care Act
Provisions related to PREEMIE, Preventing Maternal Deaths, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection, Screens for Cancer and US-Abraham Accords Cooperation and Security.
This bill aims to extend expiring health provisions and improve health care delivery.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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SAMANTHA |
GURSKY |
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LAUREN |
KATZ |
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ELIZABETH |
CULLEN |
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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
H.R. 768/S. 332 - Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act
All provisions
This bill directs the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to study and report on Holocaust education efforts in states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and public elementary and secondary schools.
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 |
SAMANTHA |
GURSKY |
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LAUREN |
KATZ |
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ELIZABETH |
CULLEN |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1007/S. 558 Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill provides for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes.
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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SAMANTHA |
GURSKY |
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LAUREN |
KATZ |
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ELIZABETH |
CULLEN |
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2319/S 1157 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill requires a review of women and lung cancer.
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 |
ELIZABETH |
CULLEN |
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SAMANTHA |
GURSKY |
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LAUREN |
KATZ |
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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 FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2049 - Access to Family Building Act
All provisions
This bill provides a statutory right to access assisted reproductive technology (e.g., in vitro fertilization).
H.R. 21/S. 6 Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act
All provisions
This bill establishes requirements for the care of infants born after failed abortion, and criminalizes health practitioners if they fail to comply.
H.R. 629 - Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill will amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit chemical abortions by subjecting those who prescribe, dispense, distributes or sell, any drug, medication, or chemical for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion on any woman, to imprisonment for 25 years, fines, or both.
H.R. 1670 - Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
All provisions
This bill adds a requirement for Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive treatment benefits.
H.R. 682 - Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill will amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable with the possibility of fines or imprisonment for five years or both.
H.R. 1878 - IVF Access and Affordability Act
All provisions
This bill introduces a tax credit for fertility treatments, capping at $20,000 annually, with provisions for joint filers, income-based reductions, and a five-year carryforward for unused credits, effective for taxable years post-enactment.
H.R. 722 - Life at Conception Act
All provisions
This bill will implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.
H.R. 7/S. 186 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill modifies provisions relating to federal funding for, and health insurance coverage of, abortions.
H.R. 795 - Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill, if enacted, will prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from treating pregnancy as an illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs.
H.R. 632/S. 207 - Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to an institution of higher education (IHE) that hosts or is affiliated with a school-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to its students or to employees of the IHE or the site. An IHE that hosts or is affiliated with a site must, in order to remain eligible for federal funds, annually certify that the site does not provide abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees.
H.R. 999/ S. 422 - Right to Contraception Act
All provisions
This bill would safeguard Americans right to access all forms of birth control and protect against federal and state efforts to restrict it.
H.R. 685 - SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved.
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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Gursky |
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Lauren |
Katz |
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Elizabeth |
Cullen |
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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
H.R. 176 - No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025
All provisions
This bill imposes immigration-related penalties on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are involved with terrorism or attacks against Israel.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Gursky |
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Cullen |
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Lauren |
Katz |
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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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ISSUE UPDATE
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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
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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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