Lobbying Relationship

Client

National Cannabis Roundtable

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Lobbying firm

Squire Patton Boggs

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  • Reforming federal law and policy governing medical research, financial transactions, and tax deductions applicable to cannabis and allowing states and territories to set and enforce their own laws governing cannabis use, including the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (H.R. 2891/S. 1323) and the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act (S. 2860).

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General Issues: Banking, Government Issues, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $1,810,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2019: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, White House Office, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Treasury - Dept of

Bills mentioned

H.R.1595: Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)

S.1200: SAFE Banking Act of 2019

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

H.R.2093: STATES Act

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

S.1028: STATES Act

Sponsor: Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

H.R.1595: Keep Huawei on the Entity List Act

Sponsor: Greg Steube (R-Fla.)

H.R.2093: Veterans and Family Information Act

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

S.1028: Crumbling Foundations Small Business and Homeowners Assistance Act of 2021

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

H.R.3105: Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical...

Sponsor: Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)

H.R.5977: States Reform Act

Sponsor: Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)

H.R.6129: Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement Act of 2021

Sponsor: Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)

H.R.8200: CLIMB Act

Sponsor: Troy Carter (D-La.)

H.R.3105: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for...

Sponsor: Gwen Moore (D-Wis.)

H.R.5977: Sensible Classification Act of 2023

Sponsor: Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)

H.R.2891: SAFE Banking Act of 2023

Sponsor: Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)

S.1323: SAFE Banking Act of 2023

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

S.2860: Secure And Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

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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?
Bret Boyles Staff Assistant, Deputy Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, Sen.Lott, 1996-97, 2005-07
Natasha Hammond Oct. 2015-Nov 2015: Assist. for Policy to the Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan; Sep. 2006-Oct. 2015: Asst. for Policy, Speaker John Boehner; Legis. Dir., Legis. Asst, Legis. Correspondent; SA, Intern, Rep. John Boehner.
Austin Harrison March 2009: Intern for Cong. Gregg Harper; May-Aug. 2013: Intern for Sen. Thad Cochran; January-May 2015: June-August 2015: U.S. Department of State, intern, U.S. Embassy, Zagreb, Croatia.
David Schnittger Dep. Chief of Staff, Speaker Boehner, 2006-2015; Press Secr., Rep. John Boehner 1994-2001; Communications Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce 2001-2005
Lem Smith IV 2001-2004, Legislative Director, Rep Charlie Norwood; 1999-2001, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Roger Wicker; 1998-1999, Staff Assistant, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott
Mara Sheldon 1995-1996-Press Sec to Cong. Peter Deutsch; 1996-1997-Com. Dir. to Cong. John D. Dingell; 1997-1998-Com. Dir. to Cong. Brad Sherman; 2000-Com. Dir. to Cong. Nydia Velazquez and to Com. on Small Business.
Thomas Andrews 2009-2013:SA/LC and Sr SA, Rep. John Boehner; 2013-2015:SA to Speaker John Boehner; 2015-2018: Dir of Member Services, Speaker Paul Ryan; 2018- 2021: SA to President for Leg Affairs, White House
Rebekah Sungala Jan. 2018 - Jan. 2019: Leg. Assist., House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee; Sept. 2017-Jan. 2019: Scheduler/Executive Assistant; Congressman Bill Shuster; Nov. 2012-Aug. 2017: Sr. Field Rep., Congressman Bill Shuster
John Criscuolo Jr. n/a
Caffey Norman n/a
Jeff Turner n/a

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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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