Lobbying Article WIP Notes
A scratchpad outline for new topic Church of Scientology US Lobbying moved.
Useful references I keep looking at:
http://lda.congress.gov/Guidance/ldaguidance.pdf
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/162771.pdf
Lobby Issues Codes
Scratchpad reference from: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/General_lobbying_issue_code
Original Sauce: http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/LD2_Instructions.pdf
Lobbying disclosure forms (LD-2) require the registered lobbyist to list the general lobbying issue area code on each form submitted. These codes represent issue areas in a manner that is often difficult to determine. The chart below indicates which codes represent which issue areas.
| Code
|
Issue Area
|
Code
|
Issue Area
|
| ACC
|
Accounting
|
HOM
|
Homeland Security
|
| ADV
|
Advertising
|
HOU
|
Housing
|
| AER
|
Aerospace
|
IMM
|
Immigration
|
| AGR
|
Agriculture
|
IND
|
Indian/Native American Affairs
|
| ALC
|
Alcohol & Drug Abuse
|
INS
|
Insurance
|
| ANI
|
Animals
|
LBR
|
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
|
| APP
|
Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
|
LAW
|
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
|
| ART
|
Arts/Entertainment
|
MAN
|
Manufacturing
|
| AUT
|
Automotive Industry
|
MAR
|
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
|
| AVI
|
Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines
|
MIA
|
Media (Information/Publishing)
|
| BAN
|
Banking
|
MED
|
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
|
| BNK
|
Bankruptcy
|
MMM
|
Medicare/Medicaid
|
| BEV
|
Beverage Industry
|
MON
|
Minting/Money/Gold Standard
|
| BUD
|
Budget/Appropriations
|
NAT
|
Natural Resources
|
| CHM
|
Chemicals/Chemical Industry
|
PHA
|
Pharmacy
|
| CIV
|
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
|
POS
|
Postal
|
| CAW
|
Clean Air & Water (Quality)
|
RRR
|
Railroads
|
| CDT
|
Commodities (Big Ticket)
|
RES
|
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
|
| COM
|
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
|
REL
|
Religion
|
| CPI
|
Computer Industry
|
RET
|
Retirement
|
| CSP
|
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
|
ROD
|
Roads/Highway
|
| CON
|
Constitution
|
SCI
|
Science/Technology
|
| CPT
|
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
|
SMB
|
Small Business
|
| DEF
|
Defense
|
SPO
|
Sports/Athletics
|
| DOC
|
District of Columbia
|
TAX
|
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
|
| DIS
|
Disaster Planning/Emergencies
|
TEC
|
Telecommunications
|
| ECN
|
Economics/Economic Development
|
TOB
|
Tobacco
|
| EDU
|
Education
|
TOR
|
Torts
|
| ENG
|
Energy/Nuclear
|
TRD
|
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
|
| ENV
|
Environmental/Superfund
|
TRA
|
Transportation
|
| FAM
|
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
|
TOU
|
Travel/Tourism
|
| FIR
|
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
|
TRU
|
Trucking/Shipping
|
| FIN
|
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
|
URB
|
Urban Development/Municipalities
|
| FOO
|
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)
|
UNM
|
Unemployment
|
| FOR
|
Foreign Relations
|
UTI
|
Utilities
|
| FUE
|
Fuel/Gas/Oil
|
VET
|
Veterans
|
| GAM
|
Gaming/Gambling/Casino
|
WAS
|
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
|
| GOV
|
Government Issues
|
WEL
|
Welfare
|
| HCR
|
Health Issues
|
|
|
Lobbying Disclosure Data WIP Edits
Greg Mitchell cleanup changes moved to Church of Scientology International, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Bureau of Prisons, SAMHSA, US Department of Education, US State Department, US Commission on International Religious Freedom, White House
Greg Mitchell CSI disclosures
 |
| Year/Period |
2009 1st Quarter |
|---|
| Amount |
|---|
| Income |
$40000 |
|---|
| Agencies lobbied |
|---|
|
US House of Representatives, US Senate, White House |
| Registration |
|---|
| Doc ID |
300168074 |
|---|
| Firm |
THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC. |
|---|
| Client |
Church of Scientology International |
|---|
| Lobbyist |
Greg Mitchell |
|---|
| Issues |
|---|
| Issue 1 |
2009, Religious worker, Special immigration programs extension bills |
|---|
| Issue 2 |
1968, 2007, Prison Litigation Reform Act, Second Chance Act |
|---|
| Issue 3 |
2008, Sectarian abuse, Congress, France |
|---|
|
|
| Year/Period |
2009 2nd Quarter |
|---|
| Amount |
|---|
| Income |
$40000 |
|---|
| Agencies lobbied |
|---|
|
Department of Homeland Security, US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US House of Representatives, US Senate, White House |
| Registration |
|---|
| Doc ID |
300193426 |
|---|
| Firm |
THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC. |
|---|
| Client |
Church of Scientology International |
|---|
| Lobbyist |
Greg Mitchell |
|---|
| Issues |
|---|
| Issue 1 |
2002, 2008, 2009, Department of Homeland Security, Religious worker, Special immigration programs extension bills, Immigration-related Appropriations Bills 2010 |
|---|
| Issue 2 |
Religious Worker Visa Program, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, US Department of Justice, Washington |
|---|
| Issue 3 |
2008, Sectarian abuse, Congress, France, US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
|---|
| Issue 4 |
2009, Criminon, National Criminal Justice Commission Act, White House |
|---|
|
|
| Year/Period |
2009 3rd Quarter |
|---|
| Amount |
|---|
| Income |
$30000 |
|---|
| Agencies lobbied |
|---|
|
US House of Representatives, US Senate |
| Registration |
|---|
| Doc ID |
300222488 |
|---|
| Firm |
THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC. |
|---|
| Client |
Church of Scientology International |
|---|
| Lobbyist |
Greg Mitchell |
|---|
| Issues |
|---|
| Issue 1 |
Congress, France |
|---|
| Issue 2 |
2009, Religious worker, Special immigration programs extension bills, Immigration-related Appropriations Bills 2010 |
|---|
| Issue 3 |
2007, 2009, 2010, Second Chance Act |
|---|
| Issue 4 |
2009, National Criminal Justice Commission Act |
|---|
|
|
| Year/Period |
2010 4th Quarter |
|---|
| Amount |
|---|
| Income |
$20000 |
|---|
| Agencies lobbied |
|---|
|
US House of Representatives, US Senate |
| Registration |
|---|
| Doc ID |
300356903 |
|---|
| Firm |
THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC. |
|---|
| Client |
Church of Scientology International |
|---|
| Lobbyist |
Greg Mitchell |
|---|
| Issues |
|---|
| Issue 1 |
1997, 2002, 2006, Congress, Extremism Law, Russia |
|---|
| Issue 2 |
Ambassador-at-Large for US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
|---|
| Issue 3 |
2009, Congress, National Criminal Justice Commission Act, Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act |
|---|
|
|
| Year/Period |
2011 1st Quarter |
|---|
| Amount |
|---|
| Income |
$20000 |
|---|
| Agencies lobbied |
|---|
|
US Department of Justice, US House of Representatives, US Senate |
| Registration |
|---|
| Doc ID |
300380680 |
|---|
| Firm |
THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC. |
|---|
| Client |
Church of Scientology International |
|---|
| Lobbyist |
Greg Mitchell |
|---|
| Issues |
|---|
| Issue 1 |
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Foreign policy of new Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom |
|---|
| Issue 2 |
2011, Congress, National Criminal Justice Commission Act |
|---|
| Issue 3 |
2008, 2012, Second Chance Act |
|---|
| Issue 4 |
US Attorney General, US Department of Justice, Ex-convict voting rights |
|---|
|
|
| Year/Period |
2011 2nd Quarter |
|---|
| Amount |
|---|
| Income |
$30000 |
|---|
| Agencies lobbied |
|---|
|
US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department |
| Registration |
|---|
| Doc ID |
300404893 |
|---|
| Firm |
THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC. |
|---|
| Client |
Church of Scientology International |
|---|
| Lobbyist |
Greg Mitchell |
|---|
| Issues |
|---|
| Issue 1 |
2011, International Religious Freedom Act Amendments, US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
|---|
| Issue 2 |
Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia Bills |
|---|
| Issue 3 |
Foreign policy, Pakistan, Religious extremism, US Secretary of State |
|---|
| Issue 4 |
House Judiciary Committee, Iran, Lautenberg Amendment |
|---|
| Issue 5 |
Foreign policy, Israel, Tel Aviv arson scandal, US State Department |
|---|
| Issue 6 |
1990, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Hungary, United Nations, US Secretary of State |
|---|
| Issue 7 |
2008, 2009, 2012, Second Chance Act |
|---|
|
|
| Year/Period |
2011 3rd Quarter |
|---|
| Amount |
|---|
| Income |
$30000 |
|---|
| Agencies lobbied |
|---|
|
US Department of Justice, US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department |
| Registration |
|---|
| Doc ID |
300428765 |
|---|
| Firm |
THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC. |
|---|
| Client |
Church of Scientology International |
|---|
| Lobbyist |
Greg Mitchell |
|---|
| Issues |
|---|
| Issue 1 |
2011, International Religious Freedom Act Amendments, US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
|---|
| Issue 2 |
2011, Congress, Frank Wolf, Howard Berman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, US Commission on International Religious Freedom Appropriations Bills 2011 |
|---|
| Issue 3 |
Belgium, Psychological subjection, Category:European Union |
|---|
| Issue 4 |
1990, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Hungary, United Nations, US Secretary of State |
|---|
| Issue 5 |
Child labor, Uzbekistan |
|---|
| Issue 6 |
2011, 2012, 2016, Second Chance Act |
|---|
| Issue 7 |
2012, Congress, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 |
|---|
| Issue 8 |
Prison Litigation Reform Act, Rape, US Department of Justice |
|---|
|
|
| Year/Period |
2011 4th Quarter |
|---|
| Amount |
|---|
| Income |
$20000 |
|---|
| Agencies lobbied |
|---|
|
US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department |
| Registration |
|---|
| Doc ID |
300448032 |
|---|
| Firm |
The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
|---|
| Client |
Church of Scientology International |
|---|
| Lobbyist |
Greg Mitchell |
|---|
| Issues |
|---|
| Issue 1 |
2006, 2009, Belgium, Congress, European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, US Secretary of State |
|---|
| Issue 2 |
Christian, Iran, US Secretary of State |
|---|
| Issue 3 |
Congress, France, Miviludes, US Secretary of State |
|---|
| Issue 4 |
1990, Congress, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Hungary, United Nations |
|---|
| Issue 5 |
2011, US Commission on International Religious Freedom Appropriations Bills 2011 |
|---|
| Issue 6 |
2011, Foreign policy related to Religious extremism under International Religious Freedom Act Amendments and US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
|---|
Dan Burton's CCHR disclosures
CCHR Targeted Legislation
From
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientbills.php?id=F51254&year=2015
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientbills.php?id=F51254&year=2016
