Lobbying Relationship

Client

JRD Law PLLC (on behalf of Happiest Baby, Inc)

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Lobbying firm

THE VOGEL GROUP

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  • Issues related to Section 301 tariffs and other trade-related issues impacting business operations.
  • Issues related to infant health and sleep and parental well-being.
  • Issues related to the impacts of smart sleep technologies on military readiness, servicemember morale, and family wellbeing; National Defense Authorization Act FY25

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General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Health Issues, Defense

Spending: about $337,500 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2020: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Defense - Dept of (DOD)

Affiliated organizations: Happiest Baby, Inc.

Bills mentioned

H.R.959: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021

Sponsor: Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.)

S.1259: Safe Cribs Act

Sponsor: Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)

H.R.79: NEWBORN Act

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

H.R.3182: Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021

Sponsor: Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)

S.1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

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

H.R.4521: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Sponsor: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)

S.2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

H.R.2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Sponsor: Mike D. Rogers (R-Ala.)

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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?
Alex Vogel Former Chief Counsel, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
William McGinley Deputy Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary; Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary (Lobbying activities by Mr. McGinley are limited to outreach and advocacy to the House of Representatives and Senate.) ​Former Deputy Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary; Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary; Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary
William McGinley McGinley Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary; Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary (Lobbying House and Senate Only)
Anthony Paranzino Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Commerce, White House Office of Cabinet Affairs Former Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Samir Kapadia n/a
Ali Khimji n/a
Gabrielle Smith n/a
Emily Kleck n/a
Bobby Cunningham 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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