Lobbying Relationship

Client

Recreational Equipment, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

MONUMENT POLICY GROUP, LLC

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  • International trade, including import duties to help reduce outdoor apparel prices.
  • Issues relating to diversity, kids, fitness, and the the economic impact of outdoor recreation.
  • Issues related to the state taxation of e-commerce.
  • Issues involving the economic impact of National Parks.
  • Issues related to lands conservation and protection, including the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, H.R.167, S.235.

Duration: to

General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Sports/Athletics, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Travel/Tourism, Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Transportation

Spending: about $880,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Senate,, White House Office, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

Bills mentioned

H.R.167: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.235: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.2367: Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014

Sponsor: Mark Udall (D-Colo.)

H.R.4706: Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

S.2838: U.S. OUTDOOR Act

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.5646: U.S. OUTDOOR Act

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

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.)

H.R.1785: Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

S.2602: National Heritage Area Authorization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

S.112: Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.361: Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie...

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

H.R.3922: Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2014

Sponsor: Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.)

S.1949: Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2014

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.338: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2013

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.3992: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.1875: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.5204: Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-Utah)

S.1847: A bill to provide for the redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for...

Sponsor: Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)

H.R.1351: Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013

Sponsor: Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)

S.360: Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013

Sponsor: Tom Udall (D-N.M.)

H.R.2071: United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor...

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

H.R.3179: Marketplace Equity Act of 2011

Sponsor: Steve Womack (R-Ark.)

S.1452: Main Street Fairness Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.41: Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia Wilderness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.1574: Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia Wilderness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

S.138: California Desert Protection Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.113: Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests Protection Act

Sponsor: David Dreier (R-Calif.)

S.607: Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1413: Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011

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

S.766: Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.3436: To expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to make...

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

S.2001: Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.163: Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

H.R.608: Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie...

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

S.322: Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.1701: Eagle and Summit County Wilderness Preservation Act

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

S.1635: San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Mark Udall (D-Colo.)

S.268: Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

S.1024: Organ Mountains--Dona Ana County Conservation and Protection Act

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

S.1090: Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3168: U.S. OUTDOOR Act

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

S.1439: U.S. OUTDOOR Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.4316: Affordable Footwear Act of 2009

Sponsor: Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.)

S.730: Affordable Footwear Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Ensign (R-Nev.)

H.R.2996: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Norman D. Dicks (D-Wash.)

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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?
C. Stewart Verdery Jr. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security; Consultant, Department of Homeland Security; General Counsel, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Don Nickles; Counsel, Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Legislative Counsel, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; Legislative Counsel, Senator John Warner; Outside Consultant, House Committee on Oversight; Lead Staffer Sen. Republican High Tech Task Force
Timothy Punke Chief Intl Trade Counsel, Senior Trade Counsel and Communications Director for Intl. Trade and Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Intl. Economic Policy Advisor, White House NEC; Clerk, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Field Rep, Senator Al Simpson
Ryan Spangler Deputy Scheduler, Senator Joseph Biden
Jessica Herrera-Flanigan Trial Attorney and Senior Counsel, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Counsel, Deputy Staff Director, General Counsel, and Staff Director, House Committee on Homeland Security
kimberly Ellis Legislative Director, Rep. Kevin Brady; Deputy Executive Sec and Confidential Asst, Office of U.S. Trade Representative
Rich Thomas Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Asst, and Legislative Director Rep. Bill Pascrell
Ashley Hoy Director of Coalitions, Senate Republican Conference Office of the Vice Chairman; Director of Coalitions, Office of the Minority Whip; Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, and Administrative Assistant Rep. Sue Myrick
Jane Alonso Leg Director and Leg Asst, Sen. Susan Collins; Professional Staff Member, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee; Political Section Intern, Department of State; Policy Analyst, Sen. Bob Graham; Scheduler and Executive Asst., Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; Staff Assistant, Rep. John Mica
John Mulligan Legislative Director and Chief of Staff, Rep. Adam Smith
Katharine Lister Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce; Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, and Communications Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Communications Director, Rep. Adam Smith; Staff Assistant, Sen. John Kerry
Lora Ries Acting Director, Deputy Director and Branch Chief for Law Enforcement & Intelligence, Mission Operations US-VISIT, Department of Homeland Security; Policy Director for Immigration, Border and Transportation Security, DHS; Counsel, House Committee on the Judiciary; Asst. District Counsel, Immigration and Naturalization Service, DHS; Attorney, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice
Scott Corley Legislative Director, Rep Jim Rogan; Senior Legislative Assistant, Sen. George Allen
Andrew Howell n/a
Mark Dennin n/a
Kate Mills n/a
T.A. Hawks n/a
Connor Stubbs n/a
C. Stewart Verdery, Jr. n/a
Stewart Verdery Jr. n/a
Tim Punke n/a
C. STEWART VERDERY n/a
Colin Bortner n/a
Andrew Meehan 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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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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