Lobbying Relationship

Client

Six Continents Hotels, Inc. d/b/a IHG Hotels & Resorts

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Lobbying firm

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

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  • Support for travel and tourism to United States hotels and resorts; backlog in international travel visas; franchise business model; hospitality industry labor shortages; H-2B temporary immigration visas; immigration reforms; legislation and regulation regarding hotel and booking fees; Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2023 (S. 2498 and H.R. 6543); Congressional Review Act resolution on the National Labor Relations Board rulemaking on joint employer (H.J.Res. 98 and S.J.Res. 49).
  • Issues relating to DOD on-base temporary lodging; the U.S. Army Privatized Army Lodging (PAL) program; Fiscal Year 2025 appropriation for the Department of Defense.

Duration: to

General Issues: Travel/Tourism, Defense, Environmental/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Immigration, Energy/Nuclear, Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $2,290,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2015: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of

Related Foreign Entities: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (Buckinghamshire, UB9 5HR, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

H.R.2495: Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2017

Sponsor: Lois Frankel (D-Fla.)

S.1164: Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2017

Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-Mont.)

H.R.3441: Save Local Business Act

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.)

H.R.2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Sponsor: William M. Thornberry (R-Texas)

S.1519: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.4526: Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2016

Sponsor: Lois Frankel (D-Fla.)

S.3402: Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2016

Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-Mont.)

H.R.3459: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Sponsor: John Kline (R-Minn.)

S.2015: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

S.2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.4909: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Sponsor: William M. Thornberry (R-Texas)

S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.5294: Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016

Sponsor: Brian Babin (R-Texas)

S.3000: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)

S.720: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the...

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.5515: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

Sponsor: William M. Thornberry (R-Texas)

S.2987: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.6695: Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2018

Sponsor: Steven J. Chabot (R-Ohio)

S.1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.848: GREEN Act of 2021

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.8236: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)

H.R.7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.4543: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

H.R.4365: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

H.R.2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Sponsor: Mike D. Rogers (R-Ala.)

S.2587: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

S.2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

S.2498: Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2023

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.6543: No Hidden FEES Act of 2023

Sponsor: Young Kim (R-Calif.)

H.J.RES.98: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,...

Sponsor: John James (R-Mich.)

S.J.RES.49: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter...

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

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Lobbyists

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Joel Roberson Committee Liaison, House Republican Conference Floor Debate Coordinator, House Republican Conference Law Clerk, House Judiciary Committee
Christopher DeLacy Counsel, House Science Cmte., Technology Subcmte. Counsel, Senator John Warner
Beth Viola Special Assistant, White House Office on Environmental Policy Senior Advisor, Council on Environmental Quality
Paul Bock Chief of Staff, Senator Herb Kohl Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee ​​Chief of Staff, Sen. Herb Kohl; Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee
Karl Koch Chief of Staff, Rep. Jim Davis ​Chief of Staff, Rep. Jim Davis
Marissa Serafino Staff Assistant, Legislative Assistant, Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Virgilio Barrera LA, Senator Mark Udall
Dimitri Karakitsos Staff Assistant; Research Assistant; Professional Staff; Counsel; Senior Counsel, Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
Kerry Feehery Staff Asst., Special Asst., Dep. Press Sec., Sen. Connie Mac; Press Sec., Joint Econ. Cmte.; Policy Analyst, Sen. Budget Cmte.; Comm. Dir., Sen. Mel Martinez; Dir., State Office of Sen. George Lemieux; Chief of Staff, Sen. George Lemieux. ​​​​​Staff Asst., Special Asst., Dep. Press Sec., Sen. Connie Mac; Press Sec., Joint Econ. Cmte.; Policy Analyst, Sen. Budget Cmte.; Comm. Dir., Sen. Mel Martinez; Dir., State Office of Sen. George Lemieux; Chief of Staff, Sen. George Lemieux
Christopher Armstrong ​​Attorney, Office of Special Counsel; Investigative Counsel, Senate Finance Committee;Oversight Counsel, House Ways and Means Committee; Chief Oversight Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
Shawna Francis Watley ​LA, Sen. J. Robert Kerrey
Kathryn Lehman ​​​Special Assistant to Speaker of the House; Policy Director, House Majority Whip; Director of Coalition Outreach, Speaker of House; Chief of Staff, House Republican Conference
Jodi Richardson ​Scheduler & Staff Director, Rep. Todd Young
Paolo Mastrangelo LA, Rep. Suzanne Kosmas
Todd Wooten ​LA, Counsel, Sen. Blanche Lincoln; Leg. Dir, Sen. Debbie Stabenow; Prof. Staff, Sen. Agriculture Cmte., Prof. Staff, Sen. Energy & Natural Resources Cmte., Prof. Staff, Sen. Finance Cmte.
Daniel Sennott Minority Staff Director, House Armed Services Cmte.; Minority General Counsel, House Armed Services Cmte.; Professional Staff Member, Staff Lead and Counsel, Military Personnel Subcmte., House Armed Services Cmte.
Misha Lehrer ​Special Assistant, Legislative Aide, Sen. Chris Murphy
Parker Reynolds Staff Assistant, Rep. Martha Roby; Staff Assistant, House Republican Conference; Legislative Aide, Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Liz Cheney
Elizabeth Craddock ​Staff Director, Senate Energy & Natural Resources Cmte.; Legislative Director, Counsel, Sen. Mary Landrieu
Richard Gold n/a
Scott Mason n/a
Nicole Elliott n/a
Camryn Towle n/a
Isabel Lane n/a
Kayla Gebeck Carroll n/a

Disclosures Filed

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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