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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 | 2008 3rd Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $30000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US House of Representatives, US Senate | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300104831 |
| Firm | THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | 2008, Legal, Religious worker, Religious Worker Visa Extension Act, Legal Immigration Extension Act |
| Issue 2 | Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act |
| Issue 3 | 1968, 2007, Second Chance Act |
|
| |
| 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 | 2009, 2010, Department of Homeland Security, Religious worker, Special immigration programs extension bills, Immigration-related Appropriations Bills 2010 |
| Issue 2 | 2002, Religious Worker Visa Program, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, US Department of Justice, Washington, Legal |
| 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 | 2009 4th Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $30000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US House of Representatives, US Senate | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300248755 |
| Firm | THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | Congress, France |
| Issue 2 | 2009, 2010, Religious worker, Special immigration programs extension bills, Immigration-related Appropriations Bills 2010 |
| Issue 3 | 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 | Foreign policy, 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, Ambassador-at-Large for US Commission on 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, Religious extremism, International Religious Freedom Act Amendments, US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2012 2nd Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US Department of Justice, US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department, White House | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300486233 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | Congress, Foreign policy, US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
| Issue 2 | 2002, 2011, Congress, Extremism Law, Russia, Russian Supreme Court, Shanghai, Terrorism, US Secretary of State |
| Issue 3 | 2007, Green card |
| Issue 4 | 2012, Russia, Magnitsky Act |
| Issue 5 | US Secretary of State, IRF Report, CPC List |
| Issue 6 | Dutch, US Solicitor General, Alien Tort Statute |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2012 3rd Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300514668 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | Congress, US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US State Department |
| Issue 2 | 2011, 2012, Foreign policy, Congress, Kazakhstan, US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
| Issue 3 | Congress, Hungary, Congress, Foreign policy |
| Issue 4 | Pakistan, Religious extremism |
| Issue 5 | Iran, White House, US Secretary of State, Iran state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i minority resolution |
| Issue 6 | 1990, 2012, Congress, Religious worker, EB-5, E-verify and Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Programs Extension Bill |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2013 1st Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300561616 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | Congress, Kazakhstan |
| Issue 2 | Congress, Europe, European Convention on Human Rights, Hungary |
| Issue 3 | Congress, Iran, US Secretary of State, US State Department |
| Issue 4 | Congress, Russia |
| Issue 5 | Africa, Chris Smith (Politician), Congress, Europe, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2013 2nd Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300586053 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | Europe, Greece, US Secretary of State |
| Issue 2 | Bangladesh, Congress |
| Issue 3 | Congress, Kazakhstan |
| Issue 4 | 2002, Congress, Extremism Law, Russia |
| Issue 5 | Congress, Europe, European Convention on Human Rights, Hungary |
| Issue 6 | Berlin Wall, Congress |
| Issue 7 | China, White House |
| Issue 8 | China, Congress |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2013 4th Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $10000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US State Department, White House | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300625571 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | Malaysia, Religious extremism |
| Issue 2 | Foreign policy, Ambassador-at-Large for US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US Secretary of State, US State Department |
| Issue 3 | Foreign policy |
| Issue 5 | 2011, 2012, Kazakhstan |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2014 1st Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $10000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300646076 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | 1999, Congress, Persecution of minority groups within Burma resolution, Myanmar, Religious extremism |
| Issue 2 | 2013, 2014, Africa, Eritrea, UN HRC Universal Periodic Review, US Commission on International Religious Freedom, CPC List, IEEPA arms embargo |
| Issue 3 | 2012, Africa, Central African Republic, Christian, Muslim, United Nations, USAID |
| Issue 4 | Congress, Council of Europe, European Convention on Human Rights, France, Legal, Rudy Salles |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2014 2nd Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department, White House | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300667655 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | Council of Europe, European Convention on Human Rights, France, Legal, Rudy Salles |
| Issue 2 | 1998, Pakistan, International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, Religious extremism, US Commission on International Religious Freedom, CPC List, US Secretary of State, Congress |
| Issue 3 | 2013, 2014, Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in DPRK, North Korea, United Nations, US Secretary of State |
| Issue 4 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, International Religious Freedom Roundtable, Kazakhstan, Congress, UN Special Rapporteur |
| Issue 5 | 2014, Congress, John Kerry, USCIRF Appropriations Bills 2014, US Secretary of State, US State Department |
| Issue 6 | Foreign policy |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2014 3rd Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Commission on International Religious Freedom, US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department, White House | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300686836 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | 2014, Congress, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, USCIRF Appropriations Bills 2014, US State Department |
| Issue 2 | 2014, Congress, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Foreign policy, International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, USCIRF Appropriations Bills 2014 |
| Issue 3 | Foreign policy |
| Issue 4 | 2014, Congress, Myanmar, Persecution of minority groups within Burma resolution, Religious extremism, UN Special Rapporteur, Washington Post |
| Issue 5 | China, Gao Zhisheng, New York, United Nations |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2014 4th Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US House of Representatives, US Senate, US State Department | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300707973 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | 2014, Christian, Foreign policy, Iraq, Syria, Congress, Washington |
| Issue 2 | 2014, 2015, Congress, Ambassador-at-Large for US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
| Issue 3 | 2014, 2015, USCIRF Appropriations Bills 2014 |
| Issue 4 | 1998, 2014, International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, USCIRF Appropriations Bills 2014 |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2015 1st Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US House of Representatives, US Senate | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300721518 |
| Firm | The Mitchell Firm, Inc. |
| Client | Church of Scientology International |
| Lobbyist | Greg Mitchell |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | USCIRF Appropriations Bills 2015, US State Department |
| Issue 2 | FIRST Freedom Act |
| Issue 3 | Lautenberg Amendment, Ukraine, US State Department |
| Issue 4 | 1998, 2015, International Religious Freedom Act Amendments, US Commission on International Religious Freedom, CPC List, US State Department, Terrorism |
Dan Burton's CCHR disclosures
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| |
| Year/Period | 2015 3rd Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Senate | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300755227 |
| Firm | Dan Burton International LLC |
| Client | CCHR |
| Lobbyist | Dan Burton |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | 2015 Psychiatric treatment in 21st Century Cures Act |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2015 4th Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US Senate | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300783931 |
| Firm | Dan Burton International LLC |
| Client | CCHR |
| Lobbyist | Dan Burton |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | 2015 Psychiatric treatment in 21st Century Cures Act |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2016 1st Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US House of Representatives, US Senate | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300815294 |
| Firm | Dan Burton International LLC |
| Client | CCHR |
| Lobbyist | Dan Burton |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | 2015 Psychiatric treatment in 21st Century Cures Act |
| Issue 2 | 2017 House Appropriations Bill on Agriculture, Rural Development on FDA funding |
| Issue 3 | 2016, Category:Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 |
| Issue 4 | 2015, 2016, Advancing Breakthrough Devices for Patients Act |
| Issue 5 | 2016, Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 |
| Issue 6 | 2014, FDA Electroconvulsive Therapy classification under ECT Proposed Rule Change |
|
| |
| Year/Period | 2016 2nd Quarter |
|---|---|
| Amount | |
| Income | $20000 |
| Agencies lobbied | |
| US House of Representatives, US Senate | |
| Registration | |
| Doc ID | 300815294 |
| Firm | Dan Burton International LLC |
| Client | CCHR |
| Lobbyist | Dan Burton |
| Issues | |
| Issue 1 | 2015 Psychiatric treatment in 21st Century Cures Act |
| Issue 2 | 2017 House Appropriations Bill on Agriculture, Rural Development on FDA funding |
| Issue 3 | 2016, Category:Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 |
| Issue 4 | 2015, 2016, Advancing Breakthrough Devices for Patients Act |
| Issue 5 | 2016, Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 |
| Issue 6 | 2014, FDA Electroconvulsive Therapy classification under ECT Proposed Rule Change |
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