Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements-Preferences (Sec. 547).
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
USTR Sec. 301 tariffs.
USTR Sec. 301 tariff exclusions.
Implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act.
Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023, H.R. 1836.
Federal Maritime Commission Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements rule.
Generalized System of Preferences Trade Agreement.
Main Street Certainty Act to make permanent the IRC Sec. 199A deduction for S Corps, partnerships, sole proprietorships.
Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023, HR 4035, to delay the Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements.
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Duration: July 1, 2019
to
present
General Issues: Banking , Postal , Trade (Domestic & Foreign) , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Government Issues
Spending: about $370,000 (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 2019: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS)
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.
1st Quarter, 2024
In Q1, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 13.
Original Filing: 301549071.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements-Preferences (Sec. 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Sec. 301 tariffs.
USTR Sec. 301 tariff exclusions.
Implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act.
Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023, H.R. 1836.
Federal Maritime Commission Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements rule.
Generalized System of Preferences Trade Agreement.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Main Street Certainty Act to make permanent the IRC Sec. 199A deduction for S Corps, partnerships, sole proprietorships.
Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023, HR 4035, to delay the Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2023
In Q4, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 14.
Original Filing: 301524284.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements-Preferences (Sec. 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Sec. 301 tariffs.
USTR Sec. 301 tariff exclusions.
Implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act.
Implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.
Federal Maritime Commission Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements rulemaking.
Generalized System of Preferences Trade Agreement.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Main Street Certainty Act to make permanent the IRC Sec. 199A deduction for S Corps, partnerships, sole proprietorships.
Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023, HR 4035, to delay the Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2023
In Q3, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 16, 2023.
Original Filing: 301501833.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements-Preferences (Sec. 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Sec. 301 tariffs.
USTR Sec. 301 tariff exclusions.
Implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act.
Implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.
Federal Maritime Commission Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements rulemaking.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Main Street Certainty Act to make permanent the IRC Sec. 199A deduction for S Corps, partnerships, sole proprietorships.
Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023, HR 4035, to delay the Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2023
In Q2, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 13, 2023.
Original Filing: 301475869.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements-Preferences (Sec. 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Sec. 301 tariffs.
USTR Sec. 301 tariff exclusions.
Implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act.
Implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.
Federal Maritime Commission Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements rulemaking.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Main Street Certainty Act to make permanent the IRC Sec. 199A deduction for S Corps, partnerships, sole proprietorships.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2023
In Q1, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 17, 2023.
Original Filing: 301453620.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements-Preferences (Sec. 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Sec. 301 tariffs.
USTR Sec. 301 tariff exclusions.
Implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act.
Implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.
Federal Maritime Commission Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements rulemaking.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
The Main Street Certainty Act to make permanent the IRC Sec. 199A deduction for S Corps, partnerships, sole proprietorships.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2022
In Q4, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 14, 2023.
Original Filing: 301427739.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
USTR Section 301 Tariff Exclusions.
USTR Four-Year Review of Necessity for Sec. 301 Tariffs.
INFORM Consumers Act, HR 5502/S 936.
Implementation of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018.
Implementation of Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, S 3580.
Federal Maritime Commission Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements rulemaking.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Tax increases in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2022
In Q3, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 17, 2022.
Original Filing: 301406353.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
USTR Section 301 Tariff Exclusions.
USTR Four-Year Review of Necessity for Sec. 301 Tariffs.
INFORM Consumers Act, HR 5502/S 936.
Implementation of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018.
Implementation of Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, S 3580.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Tax increases in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2022
In Q2, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 18, 2022.
Original Filing: 301384057.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
USTR Section 301 Tariffs Product Exclusions.
Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act, HR 5502/S 936.
Implementation of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018.
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, HR 4996.
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, S 3580.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Build Back Better Act Tax Increases.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2022
In Q1, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 8, 2022.
Original Filing: 301344369.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
USTR Section 301 Tariffs Product Exclusions.
Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act, HR 5502/S 936.
Implementation of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018.
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, HR 4996.
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, S 3580.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Employee Retention Tax Credit.
Build Back Better Act Tax Increases.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2021
In Q4, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 9, 2022.
Original Filing: 301320744.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
USTR Section 301 Product Exclusions.
Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act, HR 5502/S 936.
Implementation of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018.
Ocean Shipping Reform Act, HR 4996.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Employee Retention Tax Credit.
Build Back Better Act Tax Increases.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2021
In Q3, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 8, 2021.
Original Filing: 301297525.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
USTR Section 301 Product Exclusions.
Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act, S 936.
Implementation of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018.
Ocean Shipping Reform Act, HR 4996.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Employee Retention Tax Credit.
Build Back Better Act Tax Increases.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2021
In Q2, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 18, 2021.
Original Filing: 301279464.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
USTR Section 301 Product Exclusions.
Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act, S 936.
Implementation of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018.
Scarcity and cost of shipping containers.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Employee Retention Tax Credit.
American Jobs Plan Tax Increases.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Federal COVID liability protection for businesses and other entities.
Americans with Disabilities Act website accessibility requirements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2021
In Q1, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2021.
Original Filing: 301258840.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation.
U.S. Postal Service Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
USTR Section 301 Product Exclusions.
Stopping the importation and sale of counterfeit products.
Implementation of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
American Jobs Plan Tax Increases.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act of 2021.
Federal COVID liability protection for businesses and other entities.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2020
In Q4, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 17, 2021.
Original Filing: 301232817.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation
U.S. Postal Rate Declarations
Postal Reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce Act of 2020 (SHOP SAFE Act of 2020), H.R. 6058.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Jumpstarting Our Businesses' Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020 (HR 6776).
IRS notice disallowing PPP loan recipients deducting business expenses paid with loan proceeds.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Federal COVID liability protection for businesses and other entities.
Lowering the lost-revenue requirement in the HEALS Act for second-draw PPP loans.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2020
In Q3, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 12, 2020.
Original Filing: 301208847.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform Implementation
U.S. Postal Rate Declarations
Postal Reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce Act of 2020 (SHOP SAFE Act of 2020), H.R. 6058.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Jumpstarting Our Businesses' Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020 (HR 6776).
IRS notice disallowing PPP loan recipients deducting business expenses paid with loan proceeds.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Federal COVID liability protection for businesses and other entities.
Lowering the lost-revenue requirement in the HEALS Act for second-draw PPP loans.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2020
In Q2, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 15, 2020.
Original Filing: 301188723.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform
U.S. Postal Rate Declarations
Postal Reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce Act of 2020 (SHOP SAFE Act of 2020), H.R. 6058.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Jumpstarting Our Businesses' Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020 (HR 6776).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2020
In Q1, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 10, 2020.
Original Filing: 301155278.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform
U.S. Postal Rate Declarations
Postal Reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce Act of 2020 (SHOP SAFE Act of 2020), H.R. 6058.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
4th Quarter, 2019
In Q4, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 13, 2020.
Original Filing: 301105035.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
3rd Quarter, 2019
In Q3, The Brightup Group LLC lobbied for International Housewares Association , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Oct. 14, 2019.
Original Filing: 301065370.xml
Lobbying Issues
Commercial Bankruptcy Reform Enhancements - Preferences (Section 547).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
USTR Section 301 Tariffs.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate
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