Lobbying Relationship

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American Gaming Association

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Lobbying firm

American Gaming Association

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  • Bank Secrecy Act, AML Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 implementation, AML Effectiveness
  • Issues associated with corporate tax policy; the Federal sports betting excise tax (H.R. 1661); increase IRS reporting threshold associated with slot jackpots (H.R. 3125); tax incentives for travel and tourism; Gambling addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act (S. 3579/H.R. 6982)
  • Slot tax threshold regulation and legislation (H.R. 3125); sports betting excise tax (H.R. 1661); HR 967 Betting on Our Future Act; responsible gaming; Requesting Members of Congress to Join the Gaming Caucus; Gambling addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act (S. 3579/H.R. 6982)
  • Illegal Gambling, illegal gambling language in HR 4366 (Consolidated Appropriations Act), anti-Human Trafficking
  • Issues surrounding disclosure of resort fees
  • Issues related to international and general travel
  • Issues surrounding mobile applications
  • support for The Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, H.R. 2742 and S. 1529

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General Issues: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Gaming/Gambling/Casino, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Travel/Tourism, Telecommunications, Animals, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Indian/Native American Affairs, Torts, Economics/Economic Development, Energy/Nuclear, Defense, Insurance, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Homeland Security, Immigration

Spending: about $28,423,427 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), House of Representatives, Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Senate, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Indian Gaming Commission, State - Dept of (DOS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Small Business Administration (SBA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), U.S. Senate,, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Interior - Dept of (DOI),

Bills mentioned

S.2599: Truth in Hotel Advertising Act of 2016

Sponsor: Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)

S.1879: Interior Improvement Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the...

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.1401: JOLT Act of 2015

Sponsor: Joe Heck (R-Nev.)

S.2091: JOLT Act of 2015

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.9: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.R.158: Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015

Sponsor: Candice S. Miller (R-Mich.)

S.2362: Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015

Sponsor: Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

H.R.34: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)

H.R.707: Restoration of America's Wire Act

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

S.1668: Restoration of America's Wire Act

Sponsor: Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

S.754: To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing...

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

H.R.26: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015

Sponsor: Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)

S.535: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

S.2244: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4871: TRIA Reform Act of 2014

Sponsor: Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)

S.2250: Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.4450: Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

H.R.5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.1354: JOLT Act of 2013

Sponsor: Joe Heck (R-Nev.)

H.R.4178: American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

S.477: Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.2188: A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of...

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

S.2670: Keep the Promise Act of 2014

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.2049: Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act

Sponsor: Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)

S.2260: EXPIRE Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.4438: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.4457: America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014

Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)

H.R.508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013

Sponsor: Mike Grimm (R-N.Y.)

H.R.1945: Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013

Sponsor: Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)

H.R.2146: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.)

H.R.3309: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.761: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

S.336: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.684: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Steve Womack (R-Ark.)

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

S.703: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the...

Sponsor: Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)

H.R.1923: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the...

Sponsor: Mark Amodei (R-Nev.)

H.R.1880: Protecting Resort Cities from Discrimination Act of 2013

Sponsor: Mark Amodei (R-Nev.)

S.3204: A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund...

Sponsor: Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)

H.R.4367: To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure...

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

S.771: Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.1424: Off-Reservation Land Acquisition Guidance Act

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.2105: Cybersecurity Act of 2012

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.3039: Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011

Sponsor: Joe Heck (R-Nev.)

S.1601: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.1653: International Tourism Facilitation Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.1746: Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United...

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3341: VISIT USA Act

Sponsor: Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)

S.497: Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)

H.R.959: Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011

Sponsor: Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)

H.R.5741: JOLT Act of 2012

Sponsor: Joe Heck (R-Nev.)

S.3199: JOLT Act of 2012

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3256: Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ted Poe (R-Texas)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

H.R.3232: PROFIT Act of 2009

Sponsor: Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Ohio)

S.1661: Senior Investment Protection Act of 2009

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.683: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper...

Sponsor: Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.)

S.31: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the...

Sponsor: John Ensign (R-Nev.)

S.33: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the...

Sponsor: John Ensign (R-Nev.)

H.R.3094: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

Sponsor: John Kline (R-Minn.)

H.R.3567: WIN for Children and Families Act

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

H.R.3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.3659: Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act

Sponsor: Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)

S.1944: Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

S.23: America Invents Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.2810: Employee Rights Act

Sponsor: Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

S.1507: Employee Rights Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.4976: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2010

Sponsor: Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)

H.R.2267: Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.1597: Internet Poker and Game of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and...

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.2268: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain DVD readers...

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.1023: Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

H.R.2935: Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.5465: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year recovery...

Sponsor: Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

S.1703: A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of...

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

H.R.4850: American Job Creation and Investment Act

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4154: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover...

Sponsor: Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)

H.R.2847: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act

Sponsor: Alan B. Mollohan (D-W.Va.)

S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.5019: Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

H.R.4353: Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

S.560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.2268: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)

H.R.2110: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act

Sponsor: Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)

H.R.1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.350: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.2452: Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act

Sponsor: Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.)

H.R.6870: Payments System Protection Act of 2008

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.2046: Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.2140: Internet Gambling Study Act

Sponsor: Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.)

H.R.2610: Skill Game Protection Act

Sponsor: Robert Wexler (D-Fla.)

H.R.2607: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)

H.R.5523: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008

Sponsor: Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)

H.R.5767: To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of...

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.1661: Travel Promotion Act of 2007

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

H.R.3232: Travel Promotion Act of 2008

Sponsor: Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)

H.R.2067: Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and...

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

S.2203: Brand USA Extension Act

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

H.R.3851: Brand USA Extension Act

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

H.R.4489: Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019

Sponsor: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)

H.R.4634: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019

Sponsor: Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.2350: Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2021

Sponsor: Dina Titus (D-Nev.)

H.R.6937: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the information...

Sponsor: Dina Titus (D-Nev.)

H.R.1661: Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2023

Sponsor: Dina Titus (D-Nev.)

H.R.967: Betting on Our Future Act

Sponsor: Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3125: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the information...

Sponsor: Dina Titus (D-Nev.)

H.R.2742: Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking Act

Sponsor: Don Bacon (R-Neb.)

S.1529: FIGHT Act of 2023

Sponsor: Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

S.3579: Gambling Addiction, Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

H.R.6982: Gambling Addiction, Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act

Sponsor: Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.)

H.R.4366: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

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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.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Brett Hale Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitefield
WHITAKER ASKEW Vice President Government Relations
Eloy Martinez Sr. Director of Government Relations
Christopher Cylke House Committee on Judiciary, Professional Staff
D. Brett Hale Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep Ed Whitfield
William Miller Jr Chief of Staff, Former Representative Constance Morella (R-MD)
RaShawn Mitchell Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC)
Alexandra Costello Chief of Staff for US Dept of State - Bureau of International Narcotics & Law Enforcement; Director of Senate Affairs for US Dept of State; Sr Advisor for Office of Senator William "Mo" Cowan; Political Dir for Office of Senator John F. Kerry
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. n/a
Walton M. Chalmers II n/a
Dorothy Jackson n/a
Chaka Burgess n/a
WHITAKER AKSEW n/a
Frank Fahrenkopf Jr n/a
Frank Fahrenkopf n/a
Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. n/a
John Versaggi n/a
Frank J Fahrenkopf Jr n/a
Walton M Chalmers II n/a
Frank J Fahrenkopf Jr. n/a
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr n/a
William Miller n/a
Erica Riordan n/a

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.

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