H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Support funding for women and child welfare programs within the FY15 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; support funding to combat human trafficking; support funding for the US Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity.
Support H.R. 3423/S. 1527, the Protect Adopted Children Act and support legislation to prevent re-homing.
Duration: August 1, 2012
to
November 21, 2014
General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Budget/Appropriations , Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption , Foreign Relations , Health Issues
Spending: about $95,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2012: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Senate
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
4th Quarter, 2014
CFM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK) terminated an engagement in which they represented Holt International on Dec. 17, 2014.
Original Filing: 300692012.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support funding for women and child welfare programs within the FY15 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; support funding to combat human trafficking; support funding for the US Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Support H.R. 3423/S. 1527, the Protect Adopted Children Act and support legislation to prevent re-homing.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
3rd Quarter, 2014
In Q3, CFM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK) lobbied for Holt International , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2014.
Original Filing: 300683689.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support funding for women and child welfare programs within the FY15 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; support funding to combat human trafficking; support funding for the US Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Support H.R. 3423/S. 1527, the Protect Adopted Children Act and support legislation to prevent re-homing.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
2nd Quarter, 2014
In Q2, CFM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK) lobbied for Holt International , earning $10,000. The report was filed on July 14, 2014.
Original Filing: 300655944.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support funding for women and child welfare programs within the FY15 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; support funding to combat human trafficking; support funding for the US Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Support H.R. 3423/S. 1527, the Protect Adopted Children Act and support legislation to prevent re-homing.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
1st Quarter, 2014
In Q1, CFM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK) lobbied for Holt International , earning $10,000. The report was filed on April 21, 2014.
Original Filing: 300644866.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support funding for women and child welfare programs within the FY14 and FY15 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; support funding to combat human trafficking; support funding for the US Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Support H.R. 3423/S. 1527, the Protect Adopted Children Act and support legislation to prevent re-homing.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
4th Quarter, 2013
In Q4, CFM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK) lobbied for Holt International , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 13, 2014.
Original Filing: 300613314.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support funding for women and child welfare programs within the FY14 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; support funding to combat human trafficking; support funding for the US Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Support H.R. 3423/S. 1527, the Protect Adopted Children Act and support legislation to prevent re-homing.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
3rd Quarter, 2013
In Q3, CFM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK) lobbied for Holt International , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Oct. 17, 2013.
Original Filing: 300596789.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support funding for women and child welfare programs within the FY14 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2013
In Q2, CFM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK) lobbied for Holt International , earning $10,000. The report was filed on July 11, 2013.
Original Filing: 300570745.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support funding for women and child welfare programs within the FY14 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2013
In Q1, CFM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK) lobbied for Holt International , earning $10,000. The report was filed on April 17, 2013.
Original Filing: 300552391.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support H.R. 6027/S. 3331, the Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 -- which promotes universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards by requiring that Title II and Section 404 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 apply to any person providing child adoption services to the same extent as they apply to a Hague Convention adoption.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
Lobbying Issues
Support funding for women and child welfare programs within the FY14 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2012
In Q4, CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK lobbied for Holt International , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 17, 2013.
Original Filing: 300531866.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support H.R. 6027/S. 3331, the Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 -- which promotes universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards by requiring that Title II and Section 404 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 apply to any person providing child adoption services to the same extent as they apply to a Hague Convention adoption.Oppose HR 1464, the North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011--which directs the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive strategy for facilitating the adoption of North Korean children by U.S. citizens.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
3rd Quarter, 2012
In Q3, CONKLING FISKUM & MCCORMICK lobbied for Holt International , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Oct. 16, 2012.
Original Filing: 300507682.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4373/ S. 3616, the Making Adoption Affordable Act-- which would make the adoption tax credit a permanent part of the tax code and make it refundable, allowing adoptive families to receive a tax refund in excess of their tax liability.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Support H.R. 6027/S. 3331, the Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 -- which promotes universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards by requiring that Title II and Section 404 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 apply to any person providing child adoption services to the same extent as they apply to a Hague Convention adoption.Oppose HR 1464, the North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011--which directs the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive strategy for facilitating the adoption of North Korean children by U.S. citizens.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
3rd Quarter, 2012
Conkling Fiskum & McCormick filed a lobbying registration on Aug. 7, 2012 to represent Holt International, effective Aug. 1, 2012.
Original Filing: 300501583.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Supporting international and domestic family preservation, nutrition, child and maternal health, income generation and special needs programs; Supporting intercountry child adoption programs; Supporting the adoption tax credit. .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate
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