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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 8115 OLD DOMINION DR.+ |
Address2 | SUITE 210 |
| City | MCLEAN |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22102-2324 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 50901-12
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6. House ID# 347400000
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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: Mark A. Casso, Esq., NAC |
Date | 4/21/2025 2:51:02 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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
CIRT/Build America Local coalition (a) urged President-elect Trump to repeal Bidens EO 14063, and (b) called upon Congress to pass the Fair & Open Competition Act eliminating Bidens EO 14603, and related rule mandating use of PLAs for Federal Construction Projects over $35 million.
As part of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, CIRT opposes a bill introduced S.844 the Faster Labor Contracts Act seeking to force contract terms without consent of the employees or companies.
CIRT joined the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, on two letters regarding similar/companion matters: (a) to raise concerns regarding Sen. Josh Hawleys labor policy legislative framework, and (b) to urge opposition to that framework being incorporated into the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act in the new Congress.
[Regulatory Matter] CIRT/Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWP) coalition urged Department of Labor and Department of Justice to abandon the Trump administrations defense in federal courts of the DOLs 2024 final rule altering the overtime regulations under FLSA entitled Defining and Delimiting the Exemption for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA39).
[Regulatory Matter] Joining with the Coalition for Workplace Safety, CIRT submitted comments regarding OSHAs Heat Injury & Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Proposed Rule Docket (OSHA-2021-0009), to voice concerns with the one-size-fits-all approach to the proposed rule, creating requirements that are unworkable for many companies, while providing little benefit to workers. The letter urged the agency to modify the rule to be more flexible to tailor solutions that meet circumstances of the workplace involved.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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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Casso |
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President |
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
CIRT joined Family Business Coalition and FBETC, broad cross-sections of organizations and companies, to strongly support introduction and passage of a new Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 in the 119th Congress.
The MAIN STREET coalition, joined by CIRT, voiced support for a proposed bill Main Street Certainty Act of 2025 that seeks to make permanent the 20% deduction for small- and family-owned businesses (Section 199A).
CIRT, as part of the MAIN STREET coalition, urged Congress to prevent massive tax hikes on businesses by quickly adopting the House budget resolution before the body.
[Regulatory Matter] The MAIN STREET coalition & CIRT asked the Administration to take prompt action on preventing, streamlining, and/or curtailing the overreach of overly broad application and rules related to the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
[Regulatory Matter] CIRT joined the MAIN STREET coalition letter applauding the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) for issuing interim revising the beneficial ownership information (BIO) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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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Casso |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |